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Response <br />Comment appreciated and duly noted. No change to Action Plan necessary at this time. <br />Comment <br />Did you experience flood damage? <br />The board of directors of San Marcos <br />Yes <br />flooding.River divergence has rarely worked well in the past, as example the Mississippi River.San Marcos should consider using this funding by removing the apartment complex that created <br /> much of this damage through irresponsible building practices. Perhaps attention should be focused on upstream flood prevention as well.Thank you.Form Question:Answer:Comment:River Foundation <br /> and I as staff for SMRF are very concerned about the inclusion of the Blanco River Bypass project in the funding needs for infrastructure in this plan for the $25 million in federal <br /> funds. This project is also called the Blanco Overflow project. We know that projects like this, which seek to direct floodwaters elsewhere to avoid the city residents, sound simple <br /> on paper and beneficial to city residents currently living in a flood plain affected by the Blanco River floods. It is often expressed to these residents who have been flooded, as "a <br /> way to stop flooding permanently". We think that is over-simplified, andresidents do not understand exactly what a bypass or overflow project would mean, nor how it is engineered for <br /> certain kinds of floods, nor its costs, nor its impacts in cases of more severe flooding than the project is designed to handle. San Marcos isdefinitely in an unusual location, just <br /> downstream from steep hills which gather rainfall and send it swiftly through our city. Also it is in an area that has some of the most extreme rainfall events in the world, due to <br /> its geographic location where Gulfof Mexico moisture flows inland and meets hills. In fact, for almost 20 years, our organization has been raising <br />Element <br />and housing <br />Source <br />Date <br /># <br />159/2/16Online FormInfrastructure <br /> <br />