Two critical South Texas lakes that supply water to drought-stricken Corpus Christi will rise significantly in the coming days as runoff from last week’s flooding rain flows downstream from the Hill Country.
It is, however, too early to predict if it will be a true “drought buster,” hydrological experts say, or if rising lake levels will push back mandatory water use restrictions for residents.
Corpus Christi, Texas’ eighth-largest city, has been racing to avoid a water emergency in which demand outpaces available water supplies. Earlier this year, city projections showed that “day zero” — when supplies are six months away from being outstripped by demand — could arrive as early as May. Spring rains pushed that estimate back to September 2027, but not before drawing statewide and national attention as the city appeared to be the first major U.S. city to be on track to run short of water…