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Texas Water Development Board adopts first state flood plan Posted on August 15, 2024

Brooke Paup - Chairwoman, Texas Water Development Board

"Well, most people equate Texas with drought, but floods have caused an enormous amount of damage throughout the state. The legislature saw the loss of people and property in 2017 and tasked the small but mighty TWDB to address flood mitigation in our great state of Texas. The goals of the first statewide flood plan are simple, but absolutely critical to save lives and property."

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Texas Water Development Board adopts first state flood plan

AUSTIN – (August 15, 2024) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today voted to adopt the 2024 State Flood Plan, providing the first-ever comprehensive statewide assessment of flood risk and solutions to mitigate that risk. Read full press release here

 

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TWDB Board Member L'Oreal Stepney on the 2024 State Flood Plan

L'Oreal Stepney - Board Member, Texas Water Development Board

"Here in Texas, there are 15 flood planning regions, and every single one of them has a flooding concern. The extent and type of flood hazards vary due to many differences in the state of Texas, such as population, land development, topography, rainfall patterns, and the proximity to rivers and the coastline. But when we started this process here at the Texas Water Development Board, not all parts of Texas had flood hazard information. So, one of the greatest successes of this first round of regional and state flood planning is that now we have at least some level of flood hazard information for the entire state. I really, truly appreciate the hard work of the Texas Water Development Board staff in working so hard to fill those gaps."

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B-roll footage of flood-related content courtesy of the Texas Water Development Board.

This article is posted in Flood / Financial Assistance / Weather .