Living With Dams – Fact or Fiction
FACT OR FICTION?: From the –> Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO), Living With Dams, Extreme Rainfall series.
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Emergency Action Plan – Dams & Spillways
From 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 & SpillwaysTexas Rules For Dam Safety & Londa Lynn Dam
Within 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 DamHarvey Damage at HLE – Repairs Needed Drain 2
SECOND 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 2Harvey Damage at HLE – Repairs Needed Spillway / Dam
I 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 / DamGovernor Abbott Letter Request For Help
Governor 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 HelpHoliday Lake Estates Dams & Spillways – TCEQ Info & Regulations
Holiday Lake Estates was established as a subdivision community, in Polk County Texas, in the early 1960’s by CJ Gerlach. During the development of this community, several Dams and 1 Spillway was built. Those are privately owned by the HLECC (& the residents within it), but the spillway is inspected and regulated by TCEQ (Texas …
Read More Holiday Lake Estates Dams & Spillways – TCEQ Info & RegulationsHoliday Lake Estates Waterways – Post-Harvey
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2018: While helping an HLECC Board member, in charge of dams, I and have personally walked through the inspection with TCEQ and I have written the Emergency Action Plan for Dan Summy and TCEQ. Holiday Lake Estates was established as a subdivision community, in Polk County Texas, in the early 1960’s by CJ …
Read More Holiday Lake Estates Waterways – Post-HarveyLONDA LYNN DAM/SPILLWAY
LONDA LYNN DAM/SPILLWAY: With the current possible flood warning, and the effects of Harvey on our community, I feel compelled to write this. I know, first hand, that in 2017, one of the HLECC board members contacted TCEQ multiple times to get the scheduled inspection of the Londa Lynn dam and spillway completed. I am …
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