The City of Corpus Christi has amended their projections as to when the city will reach a Level 1 water emergency, according to a June 23 news release from the city.
According to the release, the city has updated the projected date for a Level 1 emergency. Initially projected for December 2026, the release said it has been revised to September 2027.
During a Level 1 Water Emergency, the city said the curtailment percentage is 25%. If that happens and curtailment occurs, customers’ water allocations — including those in San Patricio County who get their water from the city — would be cut by 25% from their baseline.
The release said Corpus Christi Water (CCW) will continue to monitor conditions and provide monthly updates.
“CCW remains committed to diversifying the water supply portfolio to better serve all of our customers,” CCW Chief Operating Officer Nicholas Winkelmann said in the release.
The San Patricio County Municipal Water District, which serves area municipalities such as Portland, Taft, Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Odem, Mathis, Rockport and more, gets its water from the city of Corpus Christi. The allotment adopted for the SPMWD would provide enough water to support an estimated residential baseline of approximately 5,800 gallons per month, according to SPMWD General Manager Jeff Price. Applying the same 25% curtailment would reduce that allocation to approximately 4,350 gallons per month.