Corpus Christi, Texas, is dealing with two paradoxical developments. A car wash business boom amid a long-running drought. Now, a state law is protecting those companies from sharing just how much water they use.
What’s happening?
KRIS 6 News’ Lea Zora reported on why the city’s 13 Quick Quack car wash locations don’t have to reveal their water usage.
The rationale is that the businesses use advanced metering systems that track water usage in real time. Texas law dictates that information gathered from these smart meters isn’t required to be shared with the public.
That rule was initially put in place to protect private citizens, such as when someone might be planning a home invasion by tracking water usage to find out when a homeowner is typically out…