Arizona State University water law professor Rhett Larson told a Prescott Valley audience that interim shortage-sharing rules recently expired and multistate negotiations to replace them have broken down, leaving the basin's legal framework uncertain and litigation a growing possibility.

Amarillo staff told council Stage 1 water restrictions were triggered Aug. 17 when reservoir storage hit the plan's 60% trigger; staff described operational cuts (parks, splash pads), reservoir mechanics and recovery projections.

City staff presented updates to Corpus Christi's drought contingency plan, proposing a 7,000-gallon residential baseline, targeted curtailment percentages and temporary surcharges; council pressed staff on the drought-surcharge exemption fee, large-user baselines and enforcement. Staff will return surcharge and allocation recommendations April 14 and hold a follow-up workshop April 28.

City council discusses operational costs for water facilities and drought contingency measures.

Council members review water supply management and drought contingency strategies for local wells.

Council members address capital costs and resource management for new water facilities.

Texas water authorities project potential shift to stage 3 drought restrictions by September.

Staff presented a final draft drought contingency plan outlining a multi‑indicator monitoring framework, three activation stages tied to indicator thresholds, mitigation and response measures and a stakeholder task force to coordinate water resilience for Kingman’s groundwater‑dependent system.