Links and information about our waterways, dams, and spillways and any flooding as a result of failure or overflow.
Some properties in Holiday Lake Estates are completely or partially in a Flood Zone. In 2017-2018, I went through educational classes and developed the Emergency Action Plan for HLE. It was important for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to have one developed and on file, after Harvey. The full effect of the Harvey flood …
Read More Am I In A Flood Zone?Enterprise article on culvert repair, (click ‘Read More’ to see article)
Read More ENTERPRISE ARTICLE ON CULVERT REPAIR 2/16/20WEBSITES & LINKS: During a flood, hurricane,, etc., we all use a number of websites to get info from, so I thought I would share what I have used to get some of this info, so you have them in the future. Weather Forecast page, I put together for our area: –> Click Here National …
Read More Weather, Disaster, & Flood InfoFACT OR FICTION?: From the –> Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO), Living With Dams, Extreme Rainfall series.
Read More Living With Dams – Fact or FictionThe Texas General Land Office is starting to roll out some assistance programs for residents and communities affected by Hurricane Harvey. For us, some of those programs will be administered through the Deep East Texas Council of Governments. Read more here.
Read More HARVEY HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCEHere are a number of things to be aware of during a flood warning. Monitor EAS, NOAA Weather Radio, or local alerting systems for current emergency information and instructions. Safely store important documents such as insurance papers. Move items of personal value such as photos, family films or treasured mementos. Depending on where you are, …
Read More What To Do During A Flood WarningFrom the 2006 “TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY” Guidelines for Operation and Maintenance of Dams in Texas Emergency Action Plan Guidelines History has shown that dams sometimes fail and that often these failures cause loss of life, injuries and extensive property damage. You should prepare for this possibility by developing an emergency action plan which …
Read More Emergency Action Plan – Dams & SpillwaysWithin the Texas Administrative Code; Title 30 – Environmental Quality; Part 1 -TCEQ (TX Commission of Environmental Quality); Chapter 299 – Dams & Reservoirs; Subchapter D -Operation & Maintenance of Dams, you will find the Texas laws on a Dam Owner’s responsibilities for inspecting, operating, maintaining, and keeping records for a dam that is under …
Read More Texas Rules For Dam Safety & Londa Lynn DamTHIRD DRAINAGE CULVERT – GERLACH LAKE: The third, and last, culvert for Gerlach Lake is near the corner of Walnut and River Rd. It’s grate was also pulled out prior to Harvey. It is still flowing but because of the amount of dirt and silt that went through it during the flood, the earth on …
Read More Harvey Damage at HLE – Repairs Needed Drain 3SECOND DRAINAGE CULVERT – GERLACH LAKE: The worst damage we had was the ‘slow landslide’ around this second culvert. Keep in mind, that there is another 8 foot of culvert pipe that was attached to the front of this one but is now down in the bottom of the hole. For everyone’s knowledge, in the …
Read More Harvey Damage at HLE – Repairs Needed Drain 2FIRST DRAINAGE CULVERTS – GERLACH LAKE: The first pics show the area where there should be a concrete weir box for drainage. I am told that under there is a broken pipe that slowly drains some water. The second pic shows the grate that used to go over that weir box to protect it from …
Read More Harvey Damage at HLE – Repairs Needed Drain 1I am putting these informational damage and ‘mitigation repair needed’ posts here for a number of agencies that we hope can help us. We need any and all funds for our infrastructure repairs and some of our residents are in need of funds that they have not received. As I stated in a previous post …
Read More Harvey Damage at HLE – Repairs Needed Spillway / DamTHE HISTORY: Our HLE residents were cruelly affected by Harvey. You can view this video to see what happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPf8zc_00nY When residents returned to their homes, they, understandably, placed their first priorities on their own properties and the damage done to them. It was not until almost a month later that they heard the first …
Read More Harvey Damage at Holiday Lake EstatesVideo of Holiday Lake Estates, in Goodrich TX, Harvey flood days and recovery. Thank you to all of you who donated pictures to the Facebook HLERG group to make this video a good representation of what happened during the Harvey Hurricane in our neighborhood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPf8zc_00nY
Read More Hurricane Harvey in Holiday Lake EstatesGovernor Greg Abbott, RE: Post Harvey Relief & Mitigation I had several conversations with our Polk County Judge, Sydney Brown Murphy, post-Harvey. In early May, I was made aware of Governor Abbott’s 4/26/2018 letter to County Judges. I contacted Sydney and she told me to contact our Precinct 1 Commissioner. I faxed a letter to …
Read More Governor Abbott Letter Request For Help