For the first time since March 11, 2024, Corpus Christi will move to Stage 1 water restrictions beginning Thursday morning.
City Manager Peter Zanoni alluded to the announcement at Tuesday’s meeting. This comes after the city surpassed 40% of water capacity — the threshold required to relax restrictions.
Corpus Christi moving to Stage 1 water restrictions on Thursday for first time in more than 2 years
The most significant change under Stage 1: residents with automatic lawn irrigation systems may now water every week instead of every other week.
The shift comes after more than 2 years of declining lake levels during what officials have described as a “drought of record” — a period that brought Corpus Christi national attention and kept residents under the threat of a water emergency…