Floodwater damages residential property, affects local trash routes

BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) – The rainfall over the last several days has left much of the Brazos Valley dealing with floodwaters.

Robert Averyet lives off Highway 30, and he has been using his boat to get around his property for the last four days.

Robert Averyet is a resident who lives off Highway 30

“The oh crap moment came when I got the call from the Brazos County River Authority saying they were dumping 70,000 cubic feet a second,” said Averyet.

It all happened so fast, “My 43 acres is totally under water now,” said Averyet.

Robert has four feet of water inside his garage, which takes up the bottom story of his home. His chicken coop is halfway underwater and only the roof of his boat dock is above water.

“We’ve lost several chickens,” said Averyet. “I’ve got a rooster and a hen up on a roof that has been there several days.”

Family members, neighbors, and friends have come together to help.

“Friday, the crews showed up here,” he said. “We moved everything up on tables inside the garages.”

Robert told me he has lived here 29 years and never dealt with this kind of flooding.

“I saw fish in an area that I was mowing two weeks ago so that was pretty interesting,” said Averyet.

Robert has remained in good spirits despite his situation and appreciates the Brazos River Authority for their efficient communication.

The floodwater also affected Highway 30. The Highway was closed from William D. Fitch Parkway to FM 244 Sunday night.

This closing affected Twin Oaks Landfill located at 2690 SH 30 in Anderson. The Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency had to redirect their customers to take a detour to drop trash.

The Executive Director, Bryan Griesbach, and Office Manager, Juan Espinoza, from Twin Oaks Landfill were camped out at William D. Fitch Parkway and Highway 30 redirecting customer traffic since 6 a.m. Monday morning.

That alternate route added an extra 45 minutes to those needed to drop off trash, including Bryan and College Station garbage trucks.

”We’re giving them alternate routes which currently is gonna be taking Highway 6 southbound to Navasota, getting on to 90 through Anderson and up to 244, and back to Highway 30 through Carlos and then they are able to come back down to 30 to the Twin Oaks Landfill so we are open for business,” said Espinoza.

Highway 30 reopened early Monday afternoon and Twin Oaks Landfill, Bryan and College Station resumed their normal trash routes.