In Texas, Corpus Christi’s reservoirs have climbed back from near-crisis levels, but a growing fight over who should pay more during periods of extreme drought is far from over.
City leaders have agreed to let voters decide whether the region’s largest industrial water users should face steep surcharge increases when water supplies run low again, approving a referendum that is now scheduled for November.
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Inside Climate News reported that, in a 6-2 vote, the Corpus Christi City Council set a special election for the citizen-backed Fair Water Amendment.
A November victory for the measure would sharply increase drought-time water charges for major industrial users in the area, a change that could add millions in costs for companies such as ExxonMobil, Occidental Chemical, and Valero…