NBC News -- Cedric Davis has a big job ahead of him. As City Manager of Mathis, Texas, Davis is working to ensure that drinking water continues to flow to the more than 4,300 people who live there. Worsening drought conditions in South Texas are expected to plunge water levels too low to safely extract usable water from Lake Corpus Christi, the primary source of drinking water for Mathis. Current projections suggest that could happen by late December, leaving city officials scrambling to find alternate sources of water. Their proposed solution is to dig two emergency wells to supply drinking water to Mathis when water levels dip too low in Lake Corpus Christi.
The struggle in South Texas highlights a growing problem in drought-prone parts of the country — and the world — as climate change alters precipitation patterns, intensifies drought and saps the availability of safe drinking water. The unfortunate reality is that what's happening on the ground in Mathis could play out in other cities and towns in the U.S. in the coming years, making this race against time all too relevant even beyond the Lone Star State.
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