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Reduce Flooding: Area Leaders Meet with GLO Commissioner Buckingham

Harris County and the Houston area are receiving $863 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) via the Texas General Land Office (GLO) for disaster relief and flood mitigation. So, on Thursday, April 25, 2024, GLO Commissioner Dr. Dawn Buckingham met with a group of Lake-Houston-Area leaders to discuss the areaā€™s [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Construction Beginning Soon on Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) will soon start building the new Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin, a large flood-risk reduction project along Cypress Creek adjacent to Mercer Botanical Gardens. HCFCD issued a notice to proceed to the contractor in December 2023 and the contractor is now mobilizing.Ā  Combined 512 Acre Feet in Two Basins The [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Northpark Drive Expansion Begins in Earnest

After what turned out to be a ceremonial groundbreaking on 4/13/23, the Northpark Drive expansion project appears to have started in earnest today, 7/25/2023. Northpark is a vital evacuation route for tens of thousands of Kingwood and Porter residents during floods. Cones and Culvert Line Northpark Center Ditch Traffic cones line the center ditch between [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: 65% of Harris County Flood-Bond Projects that Lost Funding Are in Precinct 3

Harris County has put 37 of 93 subdivision drainage projects associated with the $2.5 billion 2018 Flood Bond on hold. Reasons include: Of the 37 projects whose funding was cut, 24 were in Precinct 3 ā€“ a whopping 65 percent. Technically, the projects have not been ā€œcancelled.ā€ The county has just run out of money [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: County Outlines Plan for $750 Million in Flood Mitigation Funds

Harris County Community Services Department (CSD) has finally shared a high-level summary of how it would spend $750 million in Hurricane Harvey Flood Mitigation Funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The plan, called a Method of Delivery (MOD), was submitted to the Texas General Land Office (GLO) in December for [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Save the Date: HCFCD Releases Details of Taylor Gully Meeting

On Dec. 2, I printed a story about an upcoming virtual community meeting on Taylor Gully. At the time, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) had not yet released details yet on how to attend. They have now. See their press release below. Please share it with family, friends and neighbors if you live anywhere [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Five Watersheds Lose Population While Harris County Gains Slightly

Like damage, population is one of the ā€œweighting factorsā€ considered in the distribution of flood-mitigation dollars. Compared to 2017 estimates of watershed populations in Harris County, 2022 estimates show that five watersheds have lost population. But overall, the county has gained 155,254 people. The map below shows the location of each of these watersheds. Reasons [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Giving Thanks to the Women and Men of Harris County Flood Control

A reader who visited a trade show recently in Las Vegas sent me several links to news stories about flash flooding there. 1.24 inches of rain caused widespread flooding, killed at least two people, and resulted in dozens of high water rescues! See also: https://www.ktnv.com/news/nws-issues-another-flash-flood-warning-for-some-parts-of-northeastern-las-vegas-valley https://www.whas11.com/article/news/nation-world/las-vegas-flooding/507-ca847b48-9abc-44be-a0ee-07109edc011b https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/monsoonal-rains-flood-streets-casinos-las-vegas-rcna40794 His comment: ā€œImagine if those types of videos [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Giving Thanks to the Women and Men of Harris County Flood Control

A reader who visited a trade show recently in Las Vegas sent me several links to news stories about flash flooding there. 1.24 inches of rain caused widespread flooding, killed at least two people, and resulted in dozens of high water rescues! See also: https://www.ktnv.com/news/nws-issues-another-flash-flood-warning-for-some-parts-of-northeastern-las-vegas-valley https://www.whas11.com/article/news/nation-world/las-vegas-flooding/507-ca847b48-9abc-44be-a0ee-07109edc011b https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/monsoonal-rains-flood-streets-casinos-las-vegas-rcna40794 His comment: ā€œImagine if those types of videos [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Flood Bond, MAAPnext Updates Show Projects Slowing

Two new updates provided to Harris County Commissioners on Tuesday 8/2/22 show progress on the 2018-flood-bond and MAAPnext slowing compared to previous estimates. Flood-Bond Progress In many ways, the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) Flood-Bond Progress Reports are a model of government transparency. They provide detailed information, even when the news is not all [ā€¦]

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