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DISASTERS: FLOODS :
UNITED STATES: STATES: TEXAS :
ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE :
URBAN DEVELOPMENT :
FLOOD PLAINS:
Texas And Oklahoma Floods 2015: Flooded Properties
in Central Texas Were Knowingly Built In Harm's Way
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Texas And Oklahoma Floods 2015: Flooded Properties
in Central Texas Were Knowingly Built In Harm's Way
By Maria Gallucci
May 29 2015 10:52 AM EDT
International Business Times
http://www.ibtimes.com/texas-oklahoma-floods-2015-flooded-
properties-central-texas-were-knowingly-built-1943070
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As torrential downpours ripped through San Marcos, Texas, earlier this
week, the towns two rivers swiftly burst over their banks and surged into
homes and across roads. At the Woodlands of San Marcos, a new housing
complex, thick brown waters flooded the buildings first floors.
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Stephen Ramirez said he wasnt exactly surprised to see the damage. The
306-unit development is being built in a floodplain and sits just steps
from the San Marcos River. When city officials were mulling a zoning
change in 2012 to allow the project to proceed, Ramirez and other
opponents repeatedly warned about the risks of flooding.
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Its kind of like, We told you so, said Ramirez, a local photographer and
board member of the San Marcos River Foundation, a conservation group. We
saw this coming, he added with frustration.
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The damage to the Woodlands apartments pales in comparison to the scale of
destruction and devastation wracking the region this week. At least 35
people have died -- including 15 in Central Texas, 14 in northern Mexico
and six in Oklahoma -- in the severe flooding and tornadoes that began
over Memorial Day weekend. A further nine people are missing, and
thousands more are displaced.
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But the flooded complex in San Marcos and other damaged properties in the
region point to the broader challenges facing Americas communities: As
populations swell and urban development abounds, cities and towns are
increasingly allowing developers to build squarely in harms way.
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The dilemma is especially pronounced in Central Texas, where cities are
growing at a faster clip than other parts of the country. Austin, San
Antonio, Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth were five of the top 10 U.S.
cities for population growth between 2013 and 2014 thanks to a rise in
technology, healthcare and education jobs, a survey of U.S. Census Bureau
data showed this week.
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The area around those cities is known as Flash Flood Alley, for its unique
geographic and climate conditions that make it prone to quick but violent
storms.
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In San Marcos, about halfway between Austin and San Antonio, the
population rose 8 percent last year, making it the fastest-growing U.S.
city when measured by percentage change. The surge comes amid rising
enrollment at nearby Texas State University, which set a new record for
student enrollment for the 17th year in a row last fall. The Woodlands of
San Marcos complex and others like it are being billed as off-campus
housing for students.
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