Hays County, Plum Creek Conservation District cut ribbon on $8.1 million dam renovation
Left to right, front row, David Allen, Precinct 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, Precinct 2nCommissioner Mark Jones, James Holt, Sr., Kathryn Brady, Johnie Halliburton and Dustin Mortensen. Backnrow, left to right, Donald Graham, Matt Parten, James Lipscomb, Billy Ray Buckner, Rich Steinbrink, TomasnDominguez, John Hrebrik, Brian Wenberg, Tom Beach and Steve Bednarz.
The Plum Creek Conservation District, accompanied by state and local officials, announced Sept. 27 the completion of an $8.1 million renovation to the Site 6 dam off Goforth Road in Kyle.
First built in 1967, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality designated the dam as having a high-hazard potential in 2002. High-hazard potential means that because of significant urban development downstream a failure of the dam could cause significant damage to life and property.
Redesign of the dam began in 2009, and construction began in 2015. The work was funded through a combination of federal, state and local sources and brings the dam into compliance with current dam safety regulations.
Katharine Jose has written about politics, infrastructure, environment, development, natural disasters and other subjects for The New York Observer, Capital New York, and The New York Times, among other publications. She was an editor for several publicat
