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Judge stops lake drainage from the Guadalupe #13281897 09/15/19 09:10 PM
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Not sure how I feel about this after that dam collapsed but if it happens again I wonder. Thoughts?


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Re: Judge stops lake drainage from the Guadalupe [Re: BrockstaRama] #13281916 09/15/19 09:33 PM
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It's temporary. I think it's best to see if draining can be avoided.

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Originally Posted by Jarrett Latta
It's temporary. I think it's best to see if draining can be avoided.

They did seem to decide pretty quickly


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Re: Judge stops lake drainage from the Guadalupe [Re: BrockstaRama] #13281969 09/15/19 10:47 PM
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They've known about the issues for years and should have been planning accordingly. The river authority has no plans in place to repair\replace the dams. There are generations of folks that have called these lakes home. The river authority should have been putting money aside for this project and creating a master plan to replace the dams one at time. Infrastructure like this wears out, it's not made to last forever.

Re: Judge stops lake drainage from the Guadalupe [Re: ddmm] #13281980 09/15/19 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ddmm
They've known about the issues for years and should have been planning accordingly. The river authority has no plans in place to repair\replace the dams. There are generations of folks that have called these lakes home. The river authority should have been putting money aside for this project and creating a master plan to replace the dams one at time. Infrastructure like this wears out, it's not made to last forever.

Its mind boggling the dams are NINETY years old and they are just now thinking about it. However, for them to last this long without any attention is a pretty impressive feat


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Re: Judge stops lake drainage from the Guadalupe [Re: BrockstaRama] #13281990 09/15/19 11:12 PM
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Re: Judge stops lake drainage from the Guadalupe [Re: ddmm] #13282082 09/16/19 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by ddmm
The river authority should have been putting money aside for this project and creating a master plan to replace the dams one at time. Infrastructure like this wears out, it's not made to last forever.
A government organization proactively budgeting today for future infrastructure maintenance? Bwahahahaha.....If everyone knew the deteriorating condition of the infrastructure(dams, bridges.....) in the USA it would amaze you. Heck, it would frighten you.

Re: Judge stops lake drainage from the Guadalupe [Re: 361V] #13282196 09/16/19 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by ddmm
The river authority should have been putting money aside for this project and creating a master plan to replace the dams one at time. Infrastructure like this wears out, it's not made to last forever.
A government organization proactively budgeting today for future infrastructure maintenance? Bwahahahaha.....If everyone knew the deteriorating condition of the infrastructure(dams, bridges.....) in the USA it would amaze you. Heck, it would frighten you.

Hmm that's reassuring


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Re: Judge stops lake drainage from the Guadalupe [Re: BrockstaRama] #13282203 09/16/19 02:20 AM
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We've wasted taxpayer money on less worthwhile projects.

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Originally Posted by Razorback
We've wasted taxpayer money on less worthwhile projects.
While I am against spending tax dollars on anything that does not benefit “the masses” I can not argue the above point^^^^^^!

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Originally Posted by Razorback
We've wasted taxpayer money on less worthwhile projects.


I’m not sure it would be wasting money. As hard as it is to get a new lake built now days and with the water shortages we are going to see in the future with booming populations it seems like a wise investment to repair these dams for future water use. The lakes are already there so so need for government and environmental approvals to build a new lake.

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We've wasted taxpayer money on less worthwhile projects.


I’m not sure it would be wasting money. As hard as it is to get a new lake built now days and with the water shortages we are going to see in the future with booming populations it seems like a wise investment to repair these dams for future water use. The lakes are already there so so need for government and environmental approvals to build a new lake.


Kind of rubs me wrong to spend my tax money on someone else's private lake...…. If they are going to spend public dollars to repair, it needs to be a public lake.

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Kind of rubs me wrong to spend my tax money on someone else's private lake...…. If they are going to spend public dollars to repair, it needs to be a public lake.


I agree.

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I hope they build new dams with tax money and make new public ramps by each new dam....no gripe from me if that is what they do


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I hope they build new dams with tax money and make new public ramps by each new dam....no gripe from me if that is what they do



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