CWRB Briefing Slides - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CWRB Briefing Slides - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CWRB Briefing Slides - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Desired Action<br />
• <strong>CWRB</strong> approve the Feasibility Report, which<br />
recommends:<br />
• Floodplain evacuation <strong>of</strong> two subdivisions<br />
totaling 490 homes in Austin/Travis County<br />
area, together with construction <strong>of</strong> recreation<br />
facilities and ecosystem restoration on the<br />
vacated lands.<br />
•Total cost: $82.7 Million<br />
•BCR: 1.5<br />
• Construction <strong>of</strong> $27.4 Million levee system<br />
protecting the city <strong>of</strong> Wharton, a town <strong>of</strong> 9,300<br />
residents, located along the Colorado River.<br />
Project BCR is 2.2.<br />
October 26, 2006<br />
One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive and Reliable<br />
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