Aug 1, 2024
ACND is correcting reports and hearsay about Downtown Rockport drainage issues
Aransas County Navigation District Dispels Misinformation about Drainage Issues in Downtown Rockport
The Aransas County Navigation District (ACND) is correcting reports and hearsay that Downtown Rockport drainage issues could be resolved by opening a proposed second outlet that would serve the Concho Street drain field.
“The idea that opening a proposed second Concho Street outlet will improve drainage in Downtown Rockport is simply false,” Keith Barrett, ACND Harbor Master said on Wednesday. The City of Rockport storm drains, drain fields and geography [ref: attached image] does not bear out the proposed second outlet as a solution to the flooding experienced in the downtown area, he explained, adding these facts:
The Concho drain field elevation is slightly higher than the very low elevation of the Downtown drain field.
The storm drains that serve the Concho drain field DO NOT enter or cause downtown flooding.
Downtown flooding primarily is caused by the Downtown drain field backing up from storm surge and lack of proper drainage.
Opening the proposed second Concho Street outlet would NOT improve drainage in the Downtown drain field.
A true depiction of the drainage fields supported with accurate information is the only way to implement an appropriate solution to flooding in the Downtown Rockport area. There are solutions to Downtown flooding; the proposed second Concho outlet is not one of them.
For more information about the Concho and Downtown drain fields, please contact the following ACND officials:
Malcolm Dieckow
Chairman
Aransas County Navigation District
(361) 205-1999
Keith Barrett
Harbor Master
Aransas County Navigation District
(361) 729-8037
Marco E. Polo
Associate Vice President
CD&P
(903) 272-5852
About the ACND
The Texas Constitution authorizes the Aransas County Navigation District, which exists to conserve and develop natural resources, including the navigation of inland and coastal waterways, the surface and submerged land deeded to it by letters of patent and acts of the Texas Legislature, and all other land and water resources acquired for the benefit of the citizens of Aransas County. Please visit the ACND website at www.ACND.org.