I'm concerned about a pal of mine who lives southwest of Midland.
According to Google Earth, he will remain above predicted 'worst case' crest heights but I'm not so sure.
Apparently, these dams have been a known hazard for at least a decade.
This is a societal failure. The dams are privately owned, and the regulators are powerless to enforce the needed repairs. It's been in court, and the dams 'were' in the process of being sold to a public interest group who could afford the necessary repairs via our wonderful 'grant' system.
Cries of socialism, yet the sale price of the electricity generated by the powerhouses is regulated. The private company can't afford to maintain their old and crumbling dams.
Remarkable that critical infrastructure is allowed to get to the failure point by such a flawed system.
Be safe CZ. Hope you don't have to bug out, but it does not look good.
