No modern American city has ever run out of water. But chances are rising that Corpus Christi, Texas, could be the first. Absent a biblical rainfall event, its reservoirs are on track to completely dry up by next year.

That raises baffling questions for the future of Texas’ eighth-largest city and one of the nation’s major petrochemical hubs.

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[–] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

People tried to teach them about desalination, but it never took off as the community couldn't spell it. An engineering team reached out to a PR firm and they are trialing "wawa-good". Focus groups so far show some promise.

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