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The city is decreasing its number of drought stages from five to three with greater differences between stages. The new restrictions also change how the city measures its available water supply.
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The declarations are the next step in an effort to conserve water locally, ask the state for resources and assistance, and work with the U.S. government to influence Mexico to deliver water owed to the region under an international treaty.
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The EPA set its first-ever drinking water limits for five types of PFAS chemicals, and nearly 50 of Texas public water systems — including Castle Hills — have reported exceeding the new limits for at least one.
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Hillcrest in Corpus Christi is a historic African American neighborhood that has long faced environmental racism but is now confronting displacement from a massive desalination project. Environmentalists point out that the desal, hyper-salty brine discharge will be very harmful to the bay and shouldn’t be built.
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Reservoirs that furnish a large part of the Mexican capital have fallen to historic lows, as low rainfall, climate change and mismanagement exacerbate the problem.
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A recent rainfall may have recharged one, another may not have enough water to keep up with demand.
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Farmers’ bottom lines are especially vulnerable.
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Bexar County commissioners this week topped off funding for a new $5 million well that will supply animals at the zoo with fresh water.
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Residents said the system could not keep up once its septic drainage field was saturated by rains or during peak sewage use times, such as holidays.
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The city initially protested Pilot’s applications to drill the wells close to its water supply.