Court amends county drainage master plan, adds North Grove Creek and study reaches for FEMA mapping
Jul 21, 2026
Ellis County approved a contract amendment (approximately $232,000) to expand its drainage master plan study to include North Grove Creek and add detailed reaches in South Prong to revise FEMA mapping from an unstudied Zone A to studied Zone AE.
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County Engineer Zach Garrick asked the court to amend the existing drainage master plan to expand the study area to North Grove Creek and add 18 reaches along South Prong, converting areas from unstudied FEMA Zone A to a studied Zone AE. Garrick said the additional work would cost about $232,000 and that the county has remaining budget in the existing project to cover the amendment.
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