Corpus Christi Leaders Believe Data Center Plans May Be Behind Delays to Emergency Water Supply

Texas city’s water crisis could be a national warning

Corpus Christi is scrambling for new water sources as drought, industrial demand, political infighting and delayed infrastructure projects push the city toward a possible emergency.

Corpus Christi Leaders Believe Data Center Plans May Be Behind Delays to Emergency Water Supply

Authorities in Sinton won’t confirm or deny Corpus Christi’s suggestion that the small town is hoarding its precious groundwater for data centers. Across Texas, a booming buildout of server farms is adding strain to water resources that are already stretched to their limit.

Texas Water Crisis Deepens as Data Centers Compete with Cities for Scarce Groundwater Resources

A water emergency is unfolding in South Texas as the city of Corpus Christi races to secure groundwater from the small town of Sinton, but local officials suspect data center development may be causing delays that could leave residents without adequate water supplies. Corpus Christi’s water situation has become so desperate that the city has begun laying pipeline infrastructure before even obtaining permits to drill for groundwater beneath Sinto…