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Hello , my name is Byron Williams ,

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deputy District Engineer for the US

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Army Corps of Engineers , Galveston

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District , the champions of the Gulf

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coast . I am pleased to have the

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opportunity today to help set the stage

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for this important public meeting about

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the Clear Creek Federal flood risk

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management project . We welcome and

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depend on your involvement and

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collaboration as we work together to

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support the community . The Galveston

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District is committed to providing

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vital public engineering design and

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construction services to strengthen our

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nation's security to energize the

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economy and reduce risk from flooding

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and disasters . This district also

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plays a key role in the Gulf coast and

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America's well being by keeping

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waterways open for navigation and

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commerce as excellent stewards of

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taxpayer dollars and the environment .

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Leadership and staff take creative and

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innovative approaches to the course

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projects , ensuring timely completion

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on budget and are built to last . Our

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organization had the ability resources

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and foresight to strategize and use

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tools to deliver this clear creek flood

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control project efficiently and with

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the consideration for the community and

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meeting their needs , a community in

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which I myself live in . This led to

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the 1043 B partnership where capable

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sponsors can self execute design and

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construction with the support of the

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Corps of Engineers on this particular

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project . We have worked with the

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Harris County flood Control district ,

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the refinement of the flood risk

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management project for construction

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while ensuring all federal regulations

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are met to preserve , release a federal

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cost share for this project . Reducing

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risk starts with an awareness and

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understanding of your own potential to

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face flooding from localized heavy rain

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to large scale hurricanes . While no

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entity or organization can eliminate

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flooding entirely . This awareness at

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all levels of a community leads to

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shared responsibility and resiliency ,

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individual neighborhood , community ,

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state and federal actions all add up to

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better solutions to reduce those risk .

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Federal state and local government

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entities share their responsibilities

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for flood risk management through

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programs and authorities . The core ,

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the federal Emergency Management agency

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and other federal agencies oversee

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these programs to promote flood risk

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management and assist states and local

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communities to reduce flood damage .

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The goal of the Corps flood risk

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management mission is to save lives and

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reduce property damage from flooding .

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And I thank you along with the Harris

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County flood control district for your

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continued support .