LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The monsoon season is here, and the district says they are ready for what lies ahead.
“We don’t get a lot of rain here, but when we do, it always comes in droves,” said Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones.
Jones says since the Regional Flood Control District was created, $2.5 billion has been spent on reducing flood threats during the monsoon period, which runs from mid-June until September.
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“We’ve built out hundreds of miles of flood control facilities here, including big detention basins. What you won’t see is flood control channels that go underneath our infrastructure.”
77% of the flood control master plan has already been completed.
It will take another ten years to complete the master plan.
Still, all that work and money won’t prevent flooding when monsoon storms move in.
“When it does rain, especially this time of the year, it comes down at once. In just 15 minutes, it could dump so much water that it can cause a channel to fill up completely,” according to Andrew Trelease, the General Manager and Chief Engineer at the Regional Flood Control District.
They are again urging everyone to stay out of the tunnels, and if driving, avoid flooded roads.
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