Ingleside Mayor Adame issued a declaration of emergency today due to a severe drought and the projected inability of Corpus Christi Water to meet the city’s water demands.
Projections from Corpus Christi Water indicate that by November 2026, the available water supply may be insufficient to meet essential public health, sanitation, and firefighting needs for the city’s 11,000 residents.
Severe drought conditions and extreme hydrologic deficits across South Texas have caused sustained low inflows to Lake Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon Reservoir. Lake elevations are forecast to continue to decline through 2026…