Corpus Christi leaders on Tuesday unveiled new projections suggesting that the city could be just two months away from triggering emergency water measures.<\/p>\n
At a marathon city council meeting that stretched for 10 hours, Nick Winkelmann, interim chief operating officer of Corpus Christi Water, outlined five potential scenarios \u2014 two of which would push the city into a level one water emergency by May. At that point, the city\u2019s water supply would be projected to fall short of demand within 180 days.<\/p>\n
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