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Regional flood-mapping project wins state funding; Nueces River Authority seeks county participation and 10-year match loan
Summary
Nueces River Authority officials told Nueces County commissioners they won a Texas Water Development Board award to update regional flood maps and asked the county to participate by committing about $478,000 in matching funds, payable over 10 years under a zero-interest loan arrangement.
The Nueces River Authority told Nueces County Commissioners on Tuesday that it has been awarded state funding to carry out an expanded regional flood-mapping and flood-infrastructure planning project covering the Region 13 basin and asked the county to pledge a local match share to participate.
Travis Pruske, chief operations officer and political sponsor for the Region 13 flood planning group, said the project the NRA received from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is approximately $30 million in scope and is designed to produce updated, high-resolution flood modeling, an early-warning system, high-hazard dam inspections and low-water crossing assessments across the 31-county planning region. Pruske said the project will map the county at approximately six-inch vertical…
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