BEE COUNTY, Texas — The City of Beeville has issued a local disaster declaration in response to what officials call "unprecedented" and critically low water levels at its intake structure in Lake Corpus Christi.

The declaration, announced Thursday, moves the city into a Stage 4 water emergency and is a necessary step to unlock state emergency funding and resources.

"Our water levels are a very critical low stage," said Daniel Dorgan, Beeville's interim city manager, told KRIS 6 News. "There is about 4.5 to 5 ft of water left, before we start running into our pumps cavitating and we start, you know, sucking in air, sucking in mud."

The city is now calling on residents and major water users to drastically reduce consumption. The daily water usage target has been lowered from 3 million g

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