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Hidalgo County reports breached levees fully repaired, additional repairs to be completed by end of
Hidalgo County reports breached levees fully repaired, additional repairs to be completed by end of JuneThe breached levees along the Rio Grande that caused flooding concern among local officials are now fully repaired, more than a month after county officials began sounding the alarm over situation.
Repairs to the three levee breaches were completed earlier this month while additional repairs to the levees are scheduled to be completed by the end of June, according to a news release issued by the county.
The update from the county follows a meeting on Thursday between Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez, County Commissioner Precinct 3 Everardo “Ever” Villarreal, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier Gen. Christopher G. Beck, commander and division engineer of the Southwestern Division.
The breaches in the levee system were a result of excavations done by contractors working on border wall construction directed by former President Donald Trump. Following a proclamation issued by President Joe Biden upon his inauguration in January, that border wall construction stopped but left the levee system weakened.
Read more: https://myrgv.com/local-news/2021/05/28/hidalgo-county-reports-breached-levees-fully-repaired-additional-repairs-to-be-completed-by-end-of-june/
The Biden administration has been busy cleaning up the messes left by Trump and others.