Petitioners for the Fair Water Amendment submitted more than 12,000 voter signatures to the Corpus Christi city secretary Monday, pushing to place the measure on the November ballot.
The coalition, led by For the Greater Good and the Texas Campaign for the Environment, began collecting signatures in February. Over four months, they gathered more than the 9,600 signatures — representing over 5% of city voters — required to move forward.
Fair Water Amendment petitioners submit 12,000+ signatures
The amendment targets the drought surcharge exemption fee, which has been in place since 2018. The fee allows large industrial water users to pay 31 cents per 1,000 gallons to avoid potential surcharges if they are triggered.
Armon Alex, field director for the Fair Water Amendment, said the exemption benefits corporations at the public’s expense.
“At the end of the day the Fair Water Amendment is pretty simple. Large industrial water users who make billions of dollars a year are getting discounts on their water rates,” Alex said…