As of Tuesday, combined storage levels of Lake Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon Reservoir levels drop to 12 percent. Water restrictions remain at stage 3.<\/p>\n
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 The City of Corpus Christi reported a drop from last week’s 12.3 percent to 12 percent in combined storage levels in lakes as of Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
RELATED: City looking to buy a desal plant for some 650 million dollars<\/a><\/p>\n Stage 3 water restrictions remain in place. The following remains in place:<\/p>\n -No lawn watering allowed.<\/p>\n -Foundation watering by drip irrigation, handheld hose, or small bucket is allowed every other week on your designated watering day.<\/p>\n -Hand watering of trees, vegetable gardens, garden beds, shrubs, and potted plants is allowed any day with a handheld hose, bucket, or small watering can (before 10 a.m. \u00a0and after 6 p.m.)<\/p>\n -Swimming pools can be maintained, but must have covers when not in use.<\/p>\n -Home car washing is limited to bucket (five gallons) washing on the designated watering day.\u00a0<\/p>\n For more information on drought status stage 3, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to a drought contingency plan<\/a> established in 2019 in Nueces County, stage 4 triggers emergency water shortage conditions, based on:<\/p>\n a. A significant water line breaks, or a pump or system failure occurs, which causes unprecedented loss of capability to provide water service; or<\/p>\n b. Water production or distribution system limitations; or<\/p>\n c. Natural or artificial contamination of the water supply occurs.\u00a0<\/p>\n Corpus Christi city leaders met with the Nueces River Authority to discuss desalination and money on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the center of it all: a $2.7 million non-refundable \u201creservation fee.\u201d That\u2019s what the River Authority wants from the city to lock in up to 50 million gallons a day from a future desalination plant on Harbor Island.<\/a><\/p>\n Desal projects could help guarantee Corpus Christi\u2019s water future.\u00a0<\/p>\n More from 3NEWS on KIIITV.com: \u00a0<\/p>\n