School districts relying on water from Corpus Christi, Texas, are scrambling to prepare for a worsening water emergency as reservoir levels plunge to just over 8 percent, prompting dire warnings that basic sanitation, including the ability for thousands of students to flush toilets, may soon be at risk as water pressure fails.
Corpus Christi’s ongoing drought has tightened its grip on the city, straining both the local water supply and the communities that rely on it. Reservoir levels across South Texas have dropped to some of their lowest points in years, forcing officials to impose stricter conservation rules while residents and businesses brace for the possibility of even deeper cuts. The prolonged stretch of heat and below‑average rainfall has not only threatened drinking water reserves but also raised concerns about regional industries that depend heavily on steady water access, making the city’s struggle a growing economic and public‑safety issue.
City officials told school leaders this week that rapid drops in water pressure could trigger a Level 1 water emergency, forcing campuses to rely on bottled water and potentially close restrooms as the crisis deepens, KRIS-TV reported…