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Portland adopts Stage 3 drought restrictions as reservoirs fall under 20%
Summary
City officials said Portland has declared Stage 3 drought to mirror Corpus Christi after combined reservoir storage fell to about 19.8%. The stage imposes nonessential water use limits, aims for roughly 30% consumption cuts and carries fines for violations; enforcement is set to begin with warnings through Jan. 1.
Portland officials informed the City Council on Dec. 17 that the city has entered Stage 3 of its drought contingency plan and is mirroring restrictions announced by the City of Corpus Christi.
Dr. Banks, who presented the briefing, said combined storage in Choke Canyon Reservoir and Lake Corpus Christi was about 19.8% as of earlier that day, putting the system into the “critical” category. He said Stage 3 aims to reduce water consumption by approximately 30% and that the city must reach the next higher cumulative storage threshold before downgrading stages.
The Stage 3…
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