{"id":5530,"date":"2025-04-15T17:35:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/?p=5530"},"modified":"2025-04-15T17:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:38:29","slug":"corpuschristidrought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blockbyblock.com\/news\/corpuschristidrought\/","title":{"rendered":"A Drought Didn’t Stop Dylan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dylan Watson, fourth from left, with his Ambassador Team in Corpus Christi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Block by Block Ambassador Programs are all about finding innovative, community-first solutions to challenges in public spaces. A great example of this ingenuity can be seen in the creative solution Dylan Watson, Operations Manager in Corpus Christi, found to solve water restrictions during the region\u2019s Stage 3 Drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With water use restricted, questions arose about how routine tasks like pressure washing sidewalks and watering planters could be accomplished. But Dylan had an idea.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thanks to Dylan’s creative solution, planters will keep looking great downtown.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

As a one-time aquarium owner, he knew that when water is purified \u2013 like for use in aquariums \u2013 an output of unpurified water typically goes down the drain. He realized that the car wash next door to his Operations Center likely used a similar purification system, and he was right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this output water, called “grey water,” can\u2019t be used for human consumption, there is no problem using it for cleaning. So, Dylan worked with the car wash owner to collect it for cleaning projects in the district. But he didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Downtown Corpus Christi has over 100 planters with flowers on every block. Under the drought restrictions, watering them with fresh water was prohibited and they were at risk of withering away. Determined to preserve the planters, Dylan had the \u201cgrey water\u201d tested to see if it was harmful to plants. It wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve found a way to keep our plants alive through the summer, through the drought,\u201d Dylan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to his resourceful thinking, the Corpus Christi Ambassador Team remains fully operational despite water restrictions. They not only clean sidewalks by pressure washing spills and stains but they\u2019re also keeping the planters hydrated and blooming, even during the harshest weather conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Stickers identify the water being used as recycled “grey water.”<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

To ensure transparency and avoid confusion, the team added special decals indicating that the water is \u201cgrey water\u201d and 100% recycled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is just one example of how Block by Block Teams finds creative solutions to issues in their communities. We applaud Dylan for his ingenuity and commitment to keep Downtown Corpus Christi looking vibrant during this challenging time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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