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Corpus Christi debates revised drought contingency plan after hours of public comment
Summary
After a packed public comment period, the City Council and staff debated a rewritten drought contingency plan that would raise industrial surcharges, allow limited residential drip and hand-watering, and change triggers for new-meter moratoria. Council failed to postpone final action; the proposed changes remain under review.
City Council considered a major update to the city's drought contingency plan on Feb. 11, a proposal that would raise industrial drought surcharges, move a moratorium on new meters to a later stage and add limited allowances for residential drip and hand watering.
The revised plan was the subject of more than three hours of public comment and repeated motions on whether to postpone or amend the measure. Speakers ranged from landscape and irrigation contractors reporting layoffs to residents demanding stronger restrictions on large industrial water users.
Why it matters: Corpus Christi faces persistent low reservoir levels. The drought contingency plan (DCP) sets the city's staged restrictions, the surcharge schedule and the authority that determines when the city tightens rules. The city manager and…
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