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Hidalgo County drainage district project named top-10 by state; district expects $33 million North Main Drain funding
Summary
Dow County Drain District No. 1 staff told the Commissioners Court the North Main Drain project was selected as a top-10 priority by the Texas Water Development Board; staff described an expected $33 million project with an estimated $12 million in grant aid and downstream local benefits.
Dow County Drain District No. 1 staff told the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court on Feb. 24 that the North Main Drain project has been selected as one of the Texas Water Development Board's top-10 prioritized projects, a move that positions the project to receive state flood infrastructure funding.
The district's general manager (identified in the meeting transcript as the ACD 1 general manager) told the court the North Main Drain project is a $33,000,000 undertaking. The manager said, based on prior funding formulas, the district expects roughly $12,000,000 of that total to be grant funds; the remainder would be funded with local resources and/or bonds. A public comment period on the Water Development Board…
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