MATHIS, Texas — Mathis city leaders are racing to complete emergency water wells as Lake Corpus Christi levels continue to drop.

Lake Corpus Christi serves as the primary water source for many small cities in San Patricio County, including Mathis. City Manager, Cedric Davis said the projection shows dangerously low lake levels by December.

Visitors at Lake Corpus Christi have also noticed the change. One local fisherman who visits the lake almost twice a week pointed to the receding shoreline.

"If you look back there all the way up to the stones up there by the pier that's where the water used to be," he said.

The water levels at the lake have been an ongoing discussion and concern for customers purchasing water from the City of Corpus Christi. Davis has been keeping a close eye on the

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