Heavy rains drenched wide swaths of Texas this July and October, helping replenish dozens of reservoirs across the state and even pushing some from alarmingly low levels to completely full. But the deluges largely skipped South Texas, where two international reservoirs that straddle the Rio Grande provide the bulk of the fresh water to Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley.
Over the last year, water levels at Amistad International Reservoir, located north of Del Rio, and Falcon International Reservoir, located in Starr and Zapata counties, have remained largely flat, according to Water Data for Texas, a statewide water tracking tool from the Texas Water Development Board. But it’s not just the last year; the two reservoirs are currently experiencing one of the longest stretches of low water levels on record.
“September is our wettest month, historically, and we didn’t get anything,” retired irrigation district general manager and local water expert Sonny Hinojosa told MySA on Friday, October 23…