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City of Orange official outlines community flood‑gauge program to Hardin County commissioners
Summary
Marvin Benoit, building official and floodplain administrator for the City of Orange, presented a community‑run flood‑gauge program that uses QR‑coded signs, photo submissions and GIS assets to create a publicly viewable, time‑stamped record of local water levels; commissioners asked about costs and operational coverage but took no formal action.
Marvin Benoit, building official and floodplain administrator for the City of Orange, told the Hardin County Commissioners Court on Feb. 24 that a community flood‑gauge pilot placed 20 signs in flood‑prone neighborhoods that link by QR code to a GIS‑based software platform allowing residents and first responders to upload time‑stamped photos of water levels.
Benoit said the system combines local asset markers with FEMA flood maps so anyone can pull up an address and view where flood lines intersect structures. "We planted or replaced 20 flood gauges throughout the city," Benoit said. He described a submission form that…
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