WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
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WATER EMERGENCY
Today, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Commissioners unanimously affirmed the Executive Director’s emergency order to temporarily suspend required pass-through releases to the Bays and Estuaries from the region’s Western Reservoirs.
Beginning on Tuesday, September 8, and continuing until Tuesday, November 3, a northbound section of Up River Road will be closed at Poth Lane for water line installation to improve local infrastructure and enhance water service reliability. Access for residents and businesses will remain available during construction.
Beginning Thursday, September 3, a section of Holly Road between Toben Drive and Rodd Field Road will be closed while construction continues on a water pipeline for reclaimed water. The street closures will continue through Friday, October 16.
Pursuant to Section 5 and in accordance with the City Council’s Approved Drought Contingency Plan, City Manager Peter Zanoni declared that the City of Corpus Christi is now moving into Stage 1 Water Restrictions.
De conformidad con la Sección 5 y el Plan de Contingencia por Sequía aprobado por el Concejo Municipal, el administrador municipal Peter Zanoni declaró que la ciudad de Corpus Christi pasa ahora a la Etapa 1 de restricciones de agua.
Beginning Monday, August 31, a section of Flour Bluff Drive from Don Patricio Road to Compton Road will be restricted to one lane of travel for approximately three weeks. This temporary closure will allow crews to continue the installation of a waterline to improve system reliability.
The City of Corpus Christi invites residents to participate in the seventh of eight Community Water Information Sessions on Wednesday, August 26.
The session will be at the Antonio E. Garcia Arts and Education Center.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Executive Director has approved an emergency order requested by the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces River Authority, and City of Three Rivers to temporarily suspend reservoir pass-through requirements under the 2001 Agreed Order.
At Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting, the Corpus Christi City Council approved the purchase of two emergency backup generators and major flood mitigation improvements for the City’s Oso and Greenwood Wastewater Treatment facilities. The upgrades will ensure both treatment plants remain fully operational during extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, tropical storms, and severe freezes.
La ciudad de Corpus Christi ha completado un estudio de modelado de alcance extendido para evaluar los posibles efectos de la planta desalinizadora de agua de mar propuesta para el Inner Harbor (puerto interior) en el sistema general de la bahía de Corpus Christi.
