Overview
- Polk County OEM and TCEQ ended the evacuation Monday once water receded below an eight-inch hole in the earthen embankment and outflow ceased.
- Owners say pumping equipment will remain on site during repairs, and an existing six-inch pipe beneath the spillway will aid continued drainage.
- Roughly 20–30 households had been urged to leave beginning Saturday, with a shelter at Livingston’s Dunbar Gym set to close Tuesday morning.
- Officials reported no flooding over the weekend as high‑volume pumps lowered the lake about a foot by Monday morning toward a target of two to three feet.
- Records show the privately owned dam was last inspected in 1980 and is classified as low hazard by TCEQ, and the owner will work with a private engineer on repairs.