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Water Shortage May Hit Corpus Christi Within Weeks

The city could lose access to millions of gallons of water per day in April or May. City leaders will present potential plans on Tuesday afternoon to begin cutting water demand.

By Dylan Baddour

Water levels sit low in Lake Powell near Bullfrog, Utah, on Sept. 15. Negotiations to manage the shrinking reservoir and the rest of the Colorado River system may be more difficult without federal leadership. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Nominee for Top Federal Water Role Withdraws Amid Pushback from Some Colorado River States

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind the Federal Deadline

By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco

Pollution, Not Drought, Prompts Lawn-Watering Ban in Des Moines

By Anika Jane Beamer

In Majority-Black Camp Hill, a Young Mayor Fights for Water

By Lee Hedgepeth

Wyoming Begins Exploring Voluntary Water Conservation Programs

By Jake Bolster

New Mexico Debates What to Do With Oil and Gas Wastewater

By Martha Pskowski

A man looks out over the Colorado River near Page, Ariz. on Nov. 2, 2022. The seven states that manage the river are divided about how to account for the impacts of climate change in new plans about sharing its water. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Colorado River States Have Two Different Plans for Managing Water. Here’s Why They Disagree

By Alex Hager, KUNC

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