Flooding breaching berm near State Circle houses, Cortez CO
Other Non-Crime EventFlooding has caused water to breach the berm near houses on State Circle. The water is rising quickly and moving toward homes. Residents are aware and some are starting to pack their vehicles. The water has reached most of the yards, and neighbors in lower areas may be affected next.
Audio|Source: Montezuma County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Hi, Self and 105 are out at near State Circle.
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The water is now going over the berm.
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It's coming in toward the house right now, so water is going to continue to rise here. It's moving in pretty quick.
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Okay, copy that. If you can grab some photos, that'll be helpful. That'll be about the third or fourth time they've rebuilt that wall.
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And it looked pretty bomb-proof the last time, but if it's over there, there's not a whole lot we can do now.
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Does anybody need any sandbags or anything down there?
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Negative. Not that anyone's sad.
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Everyone is aware of the situation.
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They're actively...
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monitoring and some of them are beginning to pack up their vehicles now.
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The water's up to most of the houses' yards at this point.
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Okay, I'll copy that. And the neighbors next to 76, west of 76, they're a little bit lower.
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They'd probably be the next one that's impacted, I'd imagine.
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Okay, friend, we've contacted everyone on State Circle at this point.
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Location mentioned:
State St, Cortez, CO 81321
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