Crews continue to assess Lake Livingston Dam at risk of failure

The Trinity River Authority said Sunday they're still in the assessment phase. They're also emphasizing there is no immediate danger.

[@dalereal7211]

No immediate danger from the government I think I’d be packing up my shit right now

[@AlbertMoyerJr]

@dalereal7211 LoL! 🤣

[@yaosio]

Better hope the hurricane doesn't turn north.

[@eligebrown8998]

That won't be good if it fails. When the government says nothing to worry about, that's when you leave.

[@marktweet7395]

Don’t put your boat in storage

[@acknickulus]

HOUSTON, we have a problem!

[@EdwardM919]

They already flooded half the population what does it matter if they flood the rest? No ones going to pay for those peoples homes due to miss management.

[@thehimself4056]

What’s the odds and what’s the payout for bets?

[@1crustyoldmsgtretired870]

My guess is people are concerned about the erosion around the edges of the spillway. Not a very informative report

[@JamesMcGillis]

Why is the correspondent standing in the flood zone of a dam that might collapse?

[@toldt]

This and Rapadam in MN is what happens when the government doesn't sufficiently fund public infrastructure.

[@get__some]

billions spent on surveillance doesn't help dams, bridges, and roads.

[@Rufus_West]

It looks like the high flow is eroding the toe of the embankment at both sides of the dam. Infrastructure maintenance is cheaper if you just wait for a complete failure, sadly.

[@user-hk9mz1ys1m]

Let’s be real, money is no object for the government. They lost hundreds of billions in Ukraine while our infrastructure erodes.

[@uscustoms05]

Appears that the people fishing don't care. Nor do the authorities who aren't asking them to leave.

[@swashington942]

Wow they're not bothering anyone. Mind your own dam business

[@mikepalmer2219]

The sky is not falling. Obviously they are overhyping this as they do most things.

[@keltic88]

@@swashington942 😄

[@itmakesyouthink]

Everyone turn on your taps. 😮

[@stevelacombe5291]

17,500 cfs is normal release level. A couple of weeks ago it was over 100,000 cfs.

[@rayzee7561]

It wasn't an issue when it was just the danger of flooding a bunch of small towns downstream. But once the city of Houston, Harris and 3 or 4 other counties found out this could affect their drinking water, something is going to happen now. If 57% of Houston's water comes from Livingston, it will get fixed faster.

[@paulkurilecz4209]

So what exactly is the damage that has occurred to the spillway.

[@jeffnelson1961]

It looks like the guy fishing dropped his phone in the water..😂

[@user-hk9mz1ys1m]

Better get more money to Ukraine ASAP before any Americans get that precious money.

[@princezzlily7700]

It rains constantly in Houston and the surrounding areas which includes Kingwood, where they recently had bad flooding. A hurricane is brewing, so this would be the perfect storm.

[@greggreg2263]

Is the water coming out of this damn able to be captured downstream by another dam?

[@jmjlori]

Nope. The river flows into Trinity Bay - northeast section of Galveston Bay.

[@user-tb2jy9lu3d]

I know that a lot of these structures have been there for at least decades or more, haven't been properly maintained/funded and such...but that's a tiny freaking dam with way too few spill gates and I've never even worked with dams or construction. Just like the other one that failed, it's not freaking *big enough* to support that much water.

[@piquat1]

Do we have to take little Timmys phone away while the camera is on? Wow.

[@atomicwedgie8176]

O'Biden stole his teleprompter.

[@nv1493]

So what's the real story aside from media drama?

[@loligagger85]

nothing, warnings go out automatically when they open. nothing abnormal. just news BS

[@mikepalmer2219]

Nothing as usual.

[@donkeykong758]

Sooooo.....why?

[@Sanluispotosi12]

I dont get this!! So whats the risk of failure??

[@quesadilla79]

Have you heard of erosion?

[@Sanluispotosi12]

@@quesadilla79 no

[@Ilovebioshock1234567]

I find it funny that this is happening whilst a hurricane is headed to the gulf… lol 😂

[@user-pb2vo4pt3t]

Well I'll be damned!

[@nedkent5239]

If only there was a way to produce power off that water and keep the water for irrigation and drinking. Hmmmmm 🙄

[@MrNeilTV]

So how about we go over what happens if it blows???

[@klrzl1539]

If the lake level is below normal levels, then what is the problem. These reports still have not said. In other words it's worse than they are saying and don't want to cause a panic.

[@David-zy1ep]

Level is at about 98 or 99 percent of full.

[@user-er4pe3yd8p]

What with all the bridges. They plan to fail all st once

[@williambrucesanders6878]

He said its below level 🤔🤔 yea i smell something non fisy. Its no danger. 🤔🤔 why the post . Slow news day? Nah they showing their next non target 🙄

[@David-zy1ep]

98 percent full.

[@philliphall5198]

Crazy that it was allowed to get in bad shape with all the money sent over seas 😢😢😢

[@nicolethompson1515]

Must be a small town

[@Goodfarm1965]

Perfect for phishin …. In the background

[@MaryHartman-ei9pv]

🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@VinniePepperoni]

What a nothing report, nothing about the 2 center gates not flowing water and the tarp covering said gates from view

[@JustReed]

America is looking/sounding more Like 1960's Russia, India, Pakistan every day.

[@get__some]

unless you consider it from a surveillance point of view. got billions spent on that in the last 3 years

[@JustReed]

@@get__some That's worse. It's still failing.

[@get__some]

@@JustReed i hope the dam holds up. we didn't need any more surveillance than we already had

[@bradleysandberg7756]

Nothing to see here folks. Let's stay focused on the important matters. What are the condition of Ukraine's dams?

[@rcDoom]

Run Mother's she's gonna blow 🎉😂

[@Dexter68-eq6ei]

People need to be worrying about this,if it pops their will be devastation...🙄

[@Just-Human]

Build Back Broken

[@CaptainRon1913]

Big Nothing Burger

[@yvangus]

Ummmm....people fishing still

[@Fish_on_8509]

Name it lake Ukraine and it would have enough funding to build it 50 times over.

[@Everydayisagood11]

😂🎉

[@DeoVindice85]

Somehow I have a feeling Putin will not be held accountable.

[@parrotsarnoso1099]

Hurricane heading that way....

[@robgardner1951]

Look behind him. lol

[@TrippyStixx_]

Mans standing in the danger zone ,

[@sophiaann2986]

Karma

[@robgardner1951]

It’s fine now. Lol 😂

[@LivingAwake]

No help.

[@BL4CKLABLE10]

Not to sound paranoid or conspiracy theorist. It seems to me that they are trying to Houston or texas in genral from voting.😂😂😂

[@JA-sq9gq]

Good thing we sent all that money to Ukraine instead of taking care and fixing our infrastructure.

[@get__some]

billions spent on surveillance infrastructure last 3 years. they piss on what matters

[@warningsigns4526]

0:21 Green agenda - sustainable development funding on the way after the floods

[@williambrucesanders6878]

They gone katrina the dam a hurricane comes we all drown .nutshelling 😮

[@MetalHeadAZ]

lets give a few more billion to Ukraine , a big round of applause to Joe biden everyone !!

[@1crustyoldmsgtretired870]

So you think we sent them bales of cash?

[@LegendaryFarm84]

@@1crustyoldmsgtretired870 bombs or bales of cash, what's the difference? we pay taxes to maintain our problems here, not ones that you can't even point to on an unmarked map.

[@1crustyoldmsgtretired870]

@@LegendaryFarm84 The difference is the bombs are made in America by Americans who love America and it stimulates the US economy. But that's just the bonus. The true advantage is it keeps Putin from achieving his dream of putting the Soviet Bloc together again without getting the US Military directly involved.

[@LegendaryFarm84]

@@1crustyoldmsgtretired870 You are either a government shill, or just a room temperature IQ. There is no way you really believe that.

[@airopmcsmtn]

Wasnt Biden just saying something about the infrastructure at the debate???

[@gunrunner6578]

Yes, money was appropriated in the Infrastructure Law of Nov 2021. It was a start but there are so many needs it cannot fix everything. If I recall Trump and the Republicans never passed any bills for infrastructure spending but the wealthy and corporations sure got a lot in tax breaks. Hard to run a country without any tax revenue.

[@LegendaryFarm84]

@@gunrunner6578 No Tax revenue? 2.5 Trillion is no revenue? You must live below the P line with that logic.

[@sport07-o2l]

@@gunrunner6578i got a huge tax break from President Trump and I’m middle income. I know you did too. It’s set to expire in 2025

[@daviddoucet2220]

No one is exactly sure what Joe Briben said at that debate, least of all himself.

[@airopmcsmtn]

@@daviddoucet2220 🤣

[@rwstavros]

“we texans need no oversight, just send FEMA funds to correct our lack over government oversight. It’s our freedom to not have Government oversight “

[@iamfromthegov]

well don't seem that bad they are fishing climate change narrative next!!

[@CajunKracka]

Build back America better in action!

[@myohmy0]

MAGA poorly educated skm.

[@LegendaryFarm84]

@@geocam2 Its a privately operated dam, dummy. You are barking up the wrong tree... again. Still, Houston is 2/3 democrat. Nice try though.

[@wordsjustwords3156]

So much for building back better hahaha hahaha 🤣😂