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TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN ADDRESSING CREEK EROSION.EACH YEAR, $3 MILLION IS SET ASIDE IN THE MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR STREAM BANK STABILIZATION PROJECTS.
SINCE LATE 2022, THE CITY HAS WORKED WITH AN ENGINEERING CONSULTANT TO WALK AND EVALUATE ALL CREEKS.
IN PLANO, THEY LOOK AT THINGS LIKE HOW CLOSE EROSION IS TO MAJOR STRUCTURES, THE STABILITY AND HEIGHT OF THE BANK'S CHANNEL ORIENTATION, WHETHER TREES ARE THREATENED AND OVERALL SAFETY.
THE RESULTS FROM THIS CITYWIDE ASSESSMENT WERE USED TO CREATE A DATABASE OF CREEK CONDITIONS.
THIS DATABASE HELPS IDENTIFY EROSION SEVERITY, RISK TO PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND EVEN THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS AT EACH LOCATION.
MANY CREEKS ARE MAINTAINED BY PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS OR HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS, WHILE OTHERS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY.
BY HAVING THIS INFORMATION, THE CITY CAN BETTER PRIORITIZE EMERGENCY REPAIRS, PLAN FUTURE PROJECTS, AND FOCUSED ON PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.
THESE EFFORTS NOT ONLY PROTECT HOMES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT ALSO IMPROVE FLOOD CONTROL, STRENGTHEN NATURAL HABITATS, AND KEEP OUR CREEKS HEALTHIER AND MORE STABLE FOR YEARS TO COME.