Fixing the Drainage Flow | S3 E7: How the City is Fighting Flooding

<p>If you’ve lived in Southeast Texas for any time at all, you know we get a lot of rain here! In fact, Beaumont gets about twice the annual amount of rainfall seen by the rest of the nation. </p><p>And with all that water, unfortunately, of course, comes flooding and drainage issues not seen by other parts of the nation as well. That can create some challenges, so it’s important to have someone super qualified to handle all these issues.  </p><p>And that person for the city of Beaumont is our Public Works Director, Molly Villarreal. She’s talking about what The City is doing to help alleviate some of these issues for our citizens.</p><p><strong>Resources</strong></p><p><a href="thestan.com/registration" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Register for STAN Southeast Texas Alerting Network</a></p><p><a href="https://stear.texas.gov/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Register for STEAR – State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry</a> </p><p><a href="https://seeclickfix.com/web_portal/2k1ssvSpae6TaFxzH6eMTSUr/report/location?device_os=Portal3-MapWidget&lat=30.0811994218964&lng=-94.127908" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Report Issue to 311</a>, Dial 311, or <a href="mailto:311@beaumonttexas.gov" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Email 311@beaumonttexas.gov</a></p><p>Movies in the Park: Free Admission, Family Friendly, lawnchairs and blankets are welcomed. Movies begins at Dusk. MUFASA shows at Charlton Pollard Park on July 25th. IF shows at Central Park on August 8th. </p><p><a href="beaumonttexas.gov/masterdrainageplan" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Drainage Map</a></p><p><a href="beaumonttexas.gov/potholemap" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">View Pothole Map</a></p><p><a href="beaumonttexas.gov/pavement" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">View Pavement Data Map</a></p><p><a href="BeaumontBonds.com⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">BeaumontBonds.com⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p>(00:00) Intro &amp; Announcements</p><p>(01:48) Progress on our Drainage System</p><p>(10:12) Intermission Announcements </p><p>(10:54) Spending Money on Drainage</p><p>(21:29) Outro &amp; Announcements</p><p><br></p><p><strong>You can stream the Beaumont Beat:</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5Uwowu9lkfXeLdJZOuLLu0?si=d901502ac2304994" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGle0l22omk&list=PLV8ZcPi2dgKoHXAul8KAV8U2vsnlRzbDz" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠YouTube⁠ Video⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beaumont-beat/id1699232433" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Apple Podcast⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/70531111-f5fd-4105-b479-919232e1e12f/beaumont-beat" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Amazon Music⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-beaumont-beat-148480356/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠iHeart⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://beaumonttexas.gov/podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠City of Beaumont Website⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://beaumontbeat.buzzsprout.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV8ZcPi2dgKp0XOttu5BCdgeCEZkwe0DF" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contact us at:</strong></p><p><a href="mailto:communications@beaumonttexas.gov" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠communications@beaumonttexas.gov⁠⁠</a></p>