A city of just over 1,000 residents about 75 miles southeast of San Antonio issued a disaster declaration as a result of the ongoing drought.<\/p>\n
Three Rivers is blaming Corpus Christi<\/a> for causing its water emergency as Corpus Christi navigates its own crisis.<\/p>\n “This action is intended to ensure the City has the flexibility to marshal resources and expend funds in the procurement of services and equipment necessary to respond to drought conditions,” Three Rivers Mayor\u00a0Felipe Martinez said in a social media post Friday<\/a> announcing the disaster declaration.<\/p>\n RELATED: Greg Abbott says Texas may have to \u2018micromanage’\u00a0Corpus Christi due to major water crisis<\/a><\/p>\n The two cities\u00a0receive water from Choke Canyon Reservoir, which Corpus Christi and the Nueces River Authority own and operate, according to the Texas Water Development Board<\/a>.\u00a0The reservoir is about 7.5% full<\/a>.<\/p>\n Corpus Christi officials have warned the city could run out of water and will release more reservoir water into Lake Corpus Christi to stave off the crisis, according to a news release Three Rivers issued on March 23. Lake Corpus Christi does not provide water for Three Rivers.<\/p>\n The disaster declaration gives Three Rivers officials additional authority to impose regulations or restrictions, or to adapt local policy to respond to the crisis. In some cases, declarations can open the door for state funding streams to address the problem at hand.<\/p>\n Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to take over Corpus Christi<\/a> in early March because of the city’s\u00a0management of its water crisis,<\/a> though he offered few details about how the proposed, unprecedented move would be possible.<\/p>\n