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City of Edcouch presents regional detention‑pond concept to EDCOUCH‑ELSA ISD trustees
Summary
City officials proposed creating a regional detention pond on the south side of Ibarra Middle School to reduce street and campus flooding in the northwest quadrant; officials suggested a stakeholder workshop and said HUD funds and precinct monies are available for parts of the project.
Eddie Simes, representing the City of Edcouch, presented a conceptual plan to EDCOUCH‑ELSA ISD trustees for a regional detention pond on the south side of Ibarra Middle School intended to reduce recurring flooding in the northwest quadrant of the city and on campus grounds.
Simes told the board the proposal would collect runoff that currently overwhelms a small walking‑trail pond north of the high school and a narrow conveyance pipe, which can back up to intersections and campus entrances. “What we’re trying to do is before it ever gets into the ditch, get it into the pond and let it hold for a long time,” Simes said, describing the conceptual…
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