Local News
East Fork dam study to begin with public meeting Dec. 9
By City of McKinney
Dec 7, 2009

McKINNEY, TEXAS – The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is beginning a planning study for upgrading and rehabilitating dam Site 2A of the East Fork above Lavon watershed, located northwest of the intersection of CR 153 and CR 164 in McKinney. The first stage of the planning process includes a public meeting.  The initial scoping meeting will be Wednesday Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in McKinney’s City Council chambers, 222 N. Tennessee St. The purpose of the meeting is: 

1.      To obtain input from landowners and other stakeholders regarding environmental concerns and other issues. 

2.      To review rehabilitation program requirements and procedures.

3.      To discuss potential rehabilitation alternatives. 

4.      To select a steering committee.   

The planning study will evaluate possible changes to the dam that will be required to bring the facilities into compliance with current NRCS and State of Texas criteria. It is expected to take a year to complete and is being carried out by engineers from the Texas NRCS headquarters in Temple.   

Site 2A was originally constructed in 1957 to manage sediment and aid in flood control for the Wilson Creek watershed. Because of the high population growth and land use changes that McKinney has experienced in recent years, the dam is in need of an upgrade.   

The dam is proposed to be rehabilitated to current safety standards in the year 2012.  This project is being sponsored by the City of McKinney, Collin County, and the Collin County Soil and Water Conservation District, who work in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to design and rehabilitate the dam.  

For more information about the study or the meeting, please contact Lissa Shepard at (972) 547-7419 or lshepard@mckinneytexas.org.