San Marcos Contractor Continues Flood Debris Removal

City contractors will be working on Thompson’s Island for the next two weeks to remove debris caused by the All Saints Day Flood in October 2015. The contractor, TFR Enterprises, has been working with the City of San Marcos and Hays County since immediately following the flood. Debris removal is being paid for with funds from the Federal Emergency management Association (FEMA).

TFR Enterprises began debris removal in residential areas immediately after the All Saint Day flood, and then began focusing on parks and other city properties.

Work in several areas, including Thompson’s Island, Purgatory Creek, and Blanco Shoals was delayed pending federal funding and acquiring permits from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a storage area for debris.

Monday, crews began work on Thompson’s island to clear paths of overgrown vegetation, and begin the debris removal, which is expected to take approximately two weeks. Work will then start on Purgatory Creek and Blanco Shoals natural areas.

The City’s contractor is taking great care to avoid clearing native species in the area, and the City’s parks department has plans in place with the non-profit group RETREET to plant new trees in the flood damaged natural areas later this year.