Want to know how much water your household is using before the bill from Corpus Christi Water comes?<\/p>\n
There\u2019s now a better way for residents and commercial businesses to do that, city officials announced in a May 15 media briefing.<\/p>\n
A new online portal will act as \u201ca transparent look at real-time data,\u201d allowing account holders \u201cto identify usage trends, compare daily habits, and spot potential leaks or inefficiencies,\u201d according to a news release issued after the briefing.<\/p>\n
Water supply: See how much water is used by industry and residents in Corpus Christi<\/a><\/p>\n The site can be found by going to the city\u2019s homepage, corpuschristitx.gov<\/a>, and clicking on the \u201cwater usage portal\u201d chicklet. There is also a direct link,\u00a0cctx.info\/WaterPortal<\/a>.<\/p>\n Clicking on a residential account button will lead to a page requesting the street address for the account, as well as the account number that can be found on bills, according to city officials.<\/p>\n Commercial accounts require one piece of additional information, meter identification, the site shows.<\/p>\n Available information through the portal includes water volume used to date within the billing cycle and average daily water use during the previous billing cycle, as well as a 12-month history, said City Manager Peter Zanoni in the briefing.<\/p>\n The city has also produced a short video walking customers through the process<\/a>.<\/p>\n The application is being unveiled shortly after the City Council gave its first round of approval for rules under a water emergency.<\/a><\/p>\n Water allocations \u2014 the uppermost volume of water that can be used per month before surcharges are applied \u2014 would go into effect, should a water emergency be called.<\/p>\n More: Here’s how the Mary Rhodes Pipeline rescued the Corpus Christi region<\/a><\/p>\n A water emergency would be declared when, or if, it is projected that within six months, the city\u2019s water supplies would be unable to meet demand.<\/p>\n The most recently publicized projections put a water emergency timeline starting in September<\/a>; however, it is believed that recent rains will push that back by at least one month or possibly longer, city officials have said.<\/p>\n A new timeline taking into account updated conditions is expected to be disclosed during the City Council\u2019s May 19 meeting.<\/p>\n Kirsten Crow covers city government and water news. Have a story idea? Contact her at kirsten.crow@caller.com.<\/p>\n Consider supporting local journalism with a\u00a0subscription to the Caller-Times<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n