GBRA disaster

[CosmicCowboy]

Guadalupe Blanco River Authority is a fucking joke. The own a series of hydroelectric dams/lakes on the Guadalupe River starting below New Braunfels. Out of 5 lakes, two dams have failed in the last three years and they have no current plans to fix them. Here is a video of Lake Dunlap failing Tuesday morning. It's went from a lake to a mudhole in one day. Lake Wood broke 3 years ago and they are still "studying" how to fix it.

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[boutons_deux]

Guadalupe Blanco River Authority

funding restricted?

[CosmicCowboy]

Guadalupe Blanco River Authority

funding restricted?

They could afford to move their office from Seguin to New Braunfels for 6 million but "cant' afford" to fix the dams.

[boutons_deux]

They could afford to move their office from Seguin to New Braunfels for 6 million but "cant' afford" to fix the dams.

probably a bunch of older good ol' boys who don't move or talk very fast

probably run by lawyer with connections in Austin.

[Trill Clinton]

RIP lake Dunlap. My first time attempting to water ski and I almost drowned there.

[CosmicCowboy]

RIP lake Dunlap. My first time attempting to water ski and I almost drowned there.

Yeah, taught my kids to water ski on McQueeney (the next lake down) and now teaching my grandkids to kayak and ski there.

[baseline bum]

I'd be talking to a good attorney today if I owned a house on that lake. Could you imagine paying through the teeth for lakefront property and now you have a big fucking hole in your yard instead. That combined with their retaining walls now being shit without the opposing pressure from the lake is going to murder property values.

[CosmicCowboy]

I'd be talking to a good attorney today if I owned a house on that lake. Could you imagine paying through the teeth for lakefront property and now you have a big fucking hole in your yard instead. That combined with their retaining walls now being shit without the opposing pressure from the lake is going to murder property values.

Yep....some just lost a million+ in one day.

[Pavlov]

So fucked up.

TiElHUzg_xk

Just not worth living near the water around here.

[boutons_deux]

Just not worth living near the water around here.

I few years ago, after big flood, some riverside home owners actually asked govt to raise their houses onto stilts.

[Pavlov]

But it's infrastructure week, right? Should be able to patch that right up.

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[pgardn]

So fucked up.



Just not worth living near the water around here.


Hurricanes, mudslides (California especially along the coastline).
Nature is an incessant beast.
And hell yes you are taking a risk buying stuff near water.
Rockport, Port A, Aransas Pass are still not fully recovered.

In California living near any large amount of timber is now a huge risk. Preventive Management is expensive and in general taken for granted, and even then its still a risk. All of our big ports from NY to LA are going to experience problems that will come quicker than once expected. With changing rainfall patterns and building over land that would otherwise soak up rainfall is going to make things very interesting. Very difficult to predict proper drainage.

[pgardn]

But it's infrastructure week, right? Should be able to patch that right up.

https://media.giphy.com/media/JGunlb6LbQlz2/giphy.gif

Did you see that bulge starting to form?

Id like to have seen that hole made a couple of feet lower.

[boutons_deux]

Texas House passes bill to spend more than $3 billion to help pay for flood control projects


https://www.texastribune.org/2019/05/16/texas-house-passes-bills-to-help-pay-for-flood-projects-statewide/ (https://www.texastribune.org/2019/05/16/texas-house-passes-bills-to-help-pay-for-flood-projects-statewide/)

[koriwhat]

dumb people tbh...

[boutons_deux]

TX Repugs taking care of their BigDonors who own expensive beach front and river/lake front properties, which includes themselves.

[koriwhat]

TX Repugs taking care of their BigDonors who own expensive beach front and river/lake front properties, which includes themselves.

what do you say about those in california after mudslides and fires? hahaha you fuck face!

[RandomGuy]

But it's infrastructure week, right? Should be able to patch that right up.

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BUT MAH STAHRS SOCIALISM... i'm having the vahpahs...

[RandomGuy]

Guadalupe Blanco River Authority is a fucking joke. The own a series of hydroelectric dams/lakes on the Guadalupe River starting below New Braunfels. Out of 5 lakes, two dams have failed in the last three years and they have no current plans to fix them. Here is a video of Lake Dunlap failing Tuesday morning. It's went from a lake to a mudhole in one day. Lake Wood broke 3 years ago and they are still "studying" how to fix it.

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https://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/cat-item/dams/



The number of high-hazard potential dams is growing rapidly; as of 2015, there are approximately 15,500 dams in the United States that are classified as high-hazard potential. This number has climbed from 10,213 high-hazard potential dams in 2005 and is anticipated to continue to climb as areas below dams continue to be developed. With population growth expected to slow, the U.S. has an opportunity to more methodically develop currently unpopulated areas to avoid placing homes and other structures below dams, thereby reducing the number of structures classified as “high-hazard potential.” Another 11,882 dams are currently labeled as significant-hazard potential, meaning a failure would not necessarily cause a loss of life, but could result in significant economic losses. While these figures climb, the increase has slowed because more dams are inspected on a more regular basis, allowing for the identification of deficiencies before they lead to a failure.

The average age of our nation’s dams is 56 years. By 2025, seven out of 10 dams in the United States will be over 50 years old. Fifty years ago dams were built with the best engineering and construction standards of the time. However, as the scientific and engineering data have improved, many dams are not expected to safely withstand current predictions regarding large floods and earthquakes. In addition, many of these dams were initially constructed using less-stringent design criteria for low-hazard potential dams due to the lack of development.

[RandomGuy]

$45 Billion
Investment Needed


$5.6 Billion
Funding Provided

https://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/cat-item/dams/


Maybe we should tell the Republicans that there are some unborn babies that would drown, or someone is using the wrong bathroom at some of these dams. I'm sure that would get solved quick.

[Thanos]

what do you say about those in california after mudslides and fires? hahaha you fuck face!
You’ve definitely got one of the smallest penises known to man.

[koriwhat]

You’ve definitely got one of the smallest penises known to man.

i very much doubt that... you probably piss on your balls. :lmao

is this all you got? i throw reality back at bouts and his lover boy comes white knighting for him. :lol

stick that emerald glove right up your ass bitch.

[TeyshaBlue]

https://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/cat-item/dams/


Maybe we should tell the Republicans that there are some unborn babies that would drown, or someone is using the wrong bathroom at some of these dams. I'm sure that would get solved quick.

Ah the crushing grip of reason. You showed him.

[Isitjustme?]

You’ve definitely got one of the smallest penises known to man.


i very much doubt that...

So you doubt it..but you're not 100% sure

[koriwhat]

So you doubt it..but you're not 100% sure

no one gives a fuck what a faggot like you thinks anyhow. now go sign up for another alt and play pretend some more.

[Chucho]

what do you say about those in california after mudslides and fires? hahaha you fuck face!

The Dems allow PG+E to suck their fire liability losses out of their customers with massive rate increases. If I lived literally 1.5 miles up the road my energy bill would have been 20-25% lower instantly. This year? 30-35%.