Irving Flood Control District III

The IFCD 3 September board meeting is next Monday, Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the DCURD office (850 E. Las Colinas Blvd). This is a big meeting, as we'll be voting on the budget for FY 24-25. As a reminder, these meetings are always open to the public!

Trash is a part of life that can't be ignored. Fortunately, the City of Irving and local organizations are working to reduce litter in our community. Read this week's Waterways blog to learn about trash management initiatives and find out how you can help.

Importance of Trash Pickup in Irving — Irving Flood Control District 3 Trash is inevitable but it’s also something that can’t be ignored, so the City of Irving and local organizations work to properly handle trash and reduce litter in our community. Read this blog to learn more about what they do and how you can help!

IFCD 3 uses the summer months to make significant progress on maintenance projects. Below are a few project updates that were discussed at our last board meeting:
- The levee passed its annual inspection
- The discharge pipe project is 80% complete
- Contractors have secured measurements for and are currently constructing a new headwall sluice gate
- The manufacturing of the District's tilting weir is underway

For more project updates, visit

PROJECT UPDATES — Irving Flood Control District 3 We are constantly striving to improve the quality of life within the boundaries of the Irving Flood Control District by maintaining and improving the infrastructure and working elements of flood control. View our current projects below for more details.

As we near the end of summer, now is a great time to start thinking of ways to enjoy the cooler temperatures that will be here before we know it. In today's blog, we're recommending some of Irving's best parks and paths to enjoy as the weather cools off:

Into the Vault: Parks and Paths Throughout Valley Ranch — Irving Flood Control District 3 With summer coming to an end and cooler temperatures on the horizon, now is the time to plan your outdoor activities for the fall. In this blog, we're revisiting some of Irving's best parks and paths to help you start planning.

After months of higher-than-normal water levels throughout the community due to the surplus of rain this past spring, levels are finally back within their normal range.

The lower levels are thanks to this summer's extreme heat causing evaporation, as well as our ability to drain larger amounts of water back to the Trinity River, now that the river once again has the capacity to hold more water.

To learn more about how we manage water levels throughout the community, visit our website at ifcd3.org

Tonight is the August board meeting for IFCD 3! Join us at 6:30 p.m. to learn more about what we're doing to protect and serve the Valley Ranch community.

The IFCD 3 August board meeting is next Monday, August 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the DCURD office (850 E. Las Colinas Blvd). These meetings are open to the public, and we encourage you to attend and learn more about IFCD 3!

It's officially the hottest month of the year! With August bringing extreme heat and a lack of rain, you may wonder how the IFCD 3 team stays busy. To learn more about what our team works on during this dry summer month, read out latest Waterways blog!

Summer Priorities for the District — Irving Flood Control District 3 With August’s extreme heat and lack of rain, you may wonder how the flood control district stays busy. Read this Waterways blog to learn what the IFCD 3 team does during this summer month.

Tidy your home and clear the clutter before the back-to-school season by joining at the Valley Ranch Association office this Saturday to shred documents, recycle old electronics and more.

Properly disposing of your trash and recycling helps keep trash out of IFCD 3's waterways and ensures that our flood control systems run smoothly year-round.

Learn more at:

www.valleyranch.org

Managing IFCD 3's 5.5 miles of waterways and flood control equipment requires ongoing inspection and maintenance to ensure proper operation.

Want to learn about our current projects? Read our latest Waterways blog to learn more!

Update on IFCD 3 Projects — Irving Flood Control District 3 Managing our waterways and flood control equipment requires ongoing inspection and maintenance. Learn about the status of our projects in this IFCD 3 Waterways blog.

Have you noticed the higher-than-average water levels throughout the metroplex? The heavy amount of rainfall we've experienced this past two months has led even DFW's biggest bodies of water to sit at above-average water levels. Luckily, water levels are expected to start returning to normal as soon as this month. For questions about how IFCD 3 is managing flooding in Valley Ranch, contact us via DM or on our website: ifcd3.org/contact

Tonight is the July board meeting for IFCD 3! Join us at 6:30 p.m. to learn more about what we're doing to protect and serve the Valley Ranch community.

The IFCD 3 July board meeting is next Monday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the DCURD office (850 E. Las Colinas Blvd). These meetings are open to the public, and we encourage you to attend and learn more about IFCD 3!

IFCD 3 is a fan of the common phrase “teamwork makes the dream work” because we’ve experienced this first-hand. Read this week's blog to learn how we routinely work with community partners across Valley Ranch to maintain a safe and beautiful community:

Into The Vault: Teaming That Works — Irving Flood Control District 3 IFCD 3 is a fan of the common phrase “teamwork makes the dream work” because we’ve experienced this first-hand. Learn how we routinely work with community partners across Valley Ranch to maintain a safe and beautiful community.

Tomorrow is Independence Day! We hope everyone stays safe and has fun celebrating the holiday. City of Irving, Texas - City Hall is celebrating with fireworks and a drone show tonight, and a parade tomorrow at the Heritage District. Learn more at: https://www.cityofirving.org/1289/Sparks-Stripes-Fourth-of-July-Celebratio

It's important to keep your lawn healthy during the summer months so it has a better water absorption rate during storms. View the City of Irving, Texas - City Hall's "Don't Bag It! Program" to learn about proper lawn care this summer: https://www.cityofirving.org/603/Dont-Bag-It-Program

While the team at IFCD 3 does our best to answer anticipated questions from the community, we still receive some unique questions from residents. Read some of the ones we've recently received and our responses in our latest waterways blog:

Your Questions Answered with IFCD 3 — Irving Flood Control District 3 While the team at IFCD 3 does our best to answer anticipated questions from the community, we still receive unique and nuanced inquiries from residents. Read some of our most recent resident inquiries and our responses here.

This year has been a wet one for North Texas! Since January, Valley Ranch has had 33+ inches of rainfall, requiring 111 pump hours to move 699 million gallons of water to maintain safe water levels in the canals. Through all this rain, our team has worked day and night to ensure the safety of Valley Ranch! Learn more about IFCD 3 at: https://www.ifcd3.org/about-ifcd3

Irving Flood Control District 3 IFCD 3 is responsible for providing flood control facilities and operations and preserving the high quality of life provided in the Valley Ranch Community. The District safeguards people and enhances the economic value of property by constructing and maintaining canals, ponds and other natural water...

Tonight is the June board meeting for IFCD 3! Join us at 6:30 p.m. to learn more about what we're doing to protect and serve Valley Ranch.

The IFCD 3 June board meeting is next Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the DCURD office (850 E. Las Colinas Blvd). These meetings are open to the public, and we encourage you to attend and learn more about IFCD 3!

Yesterday, IFCD 3 hosted its first-ever summer camp with 's Cimarron Park Rec Center! During camp, K-5 students learned about weather, flood control and trash responsibility through a series of hands-on crafts and activities.

Thank you to the entire staff at the rec center for your collaboration!

Learn more in our latest Waterways blog:

Summer Camp with IFCD 3 — Irving Flood Control District 3 After six years of IFCD 3’s in-school flood control education program and launching our online learning resource, IFCD 3 for Kids, last summer, we’ve taken our youth education program a step further by completing our first-ever summer camp! Read this Waterways blog to learn more!

Do you have household chemicals that you no longer need? Then take advantage of the City of Irving, Texas - City Hall Home Chemical Collection Recycling event to safely dispose of any unwanted chemicals and keep them out of landfills and waterways. Learn more at

Home Chemical Collection Recycling Event Residents must register online to request a voucher to participate in the event.

Remember to check weather radars and stay safe while driving or venturing outside this afternoon and tomorrow, as more storms are on the forecast. ⛈

Another line of storms is expected to move across the region late tonight into early Wedneday morning. Damaging wind gusts and large hail will be possible with the strongest storms. Heavy rainfall will result in renewed flooding. A Flood Watch is in effect for portions of North and East Texas from 10 pm Tuesday through 10 am Wednesday.

Summer is here for ! If your child has a passion for , we encourage you to explore IFCD 3's online education tool: IFCD 3 for Kids and/or consider enrolling your child in the Cimarron Park Rec Center, Red River Tr, Irving, Tx summer camp where they'll get to participate in IFCD 3's first-ever rec center education program on June 12.

IFCD 3 For Kids — Irving Flood Control District 3 Looking to further your child's weather-related education? Check out our free, self-paced, online education course, designed for kids ages 7-10!

We hope that everyone has stayed safe throughout today's that brought heavy rainfall, thunder, lightning, hail and damaging winds across Dallas-Fort Worth.

IFCD 3 has been hard at work since early this morning, having already pumped more than 83 million gallons of water out of Valley Ranch's canals and back to the other side of the .

For questions about storm damage in Valley Ranch, contact Valley Ranch Association. For questions or concerns about flooding, contact IFCD 3 via DM or on our website: www.ifcd3.org

As we continue to highlight the flood control methods we have in place at IFCD 3, we’re going into the Waterways Vault to discuss our structural flood control methods and the ways they protect Valley Ranch! Read more at

Into the Vault: Structural Flood Control Methods — Irving Flood Control District 3 As we continue to highlight the flood control methods we have in place at IFCD 3, we’re going into the Waterways Vault to learn more about our structural flood control methods and the ways they protect Valley Ranch from flooding.

In case you missed the update in our recently published annual report, we've made significant progress on multiple flood control projects throughout the community over the past year. Read more about our refurbished pumps and more: https://www.ifcd3.org/project-updates

Thank you to all the community members who joined IFCD 3 this past weekend at Saddlehorn Park for Valley Ranch Association's Earthfest celebration! VRA welcomed hundreds of Valley Ranch residents to the park for a costume contest, ladybug release and scavenger hunt, which included grabbing your very own reusable water bottle from IFCD 3's booth!

Tonight is the May board meeting for IFCD 3! Join us at 6:30 p.m. to learn more about what we're doing to protect and serve Valley Ranch.

The IFCD 3 May board meeting is next Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the DCURD office (850 E. Las Colinas Blvd). These meetings are open to the public, so we encourage you to attend and learn more about IFCD 3!