Photo by Cathy ChedrawiWilliamson County commissioners authorized hiring an engineering firm Feb. 21 to study three dams within the county, two of which suffered damage by flooding in recent years.
The $130,000 contract with Freese and Nichols Inc. will assess the damage and determine what can be done to repair Berry Springs Park Dam and the San Gabriel Ranch Road Dam.
The Berry Springs Park Dam, located in northeast Georgetown in Berry Springs Park and Preserve, was damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Hermine in September 2010.
Another dam that experienced erosion from flooding in the past several years is the San Gabriel Ranch Road Dam in Liberty Hill. In addition to designing repairs for this dam, the county is also creating an emergency action plan as required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. A plan will also be developed for the Twin Lakes Dam in Cedar Park as a part of the contract, Williamson County Engineer Joe England said.
