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Area Leaders Meet with GLO Commissioner Buckingham

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:38:55 +0000

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 area’s […]

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Construction Beginning Soon on Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 01:34:56 +0000

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. Combined 512 Acre Feet in Two Basins The […]

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Northpark Drive Expansion Begins in Earnest

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:56:30 +0000

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 […]

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

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 01:09:50 +0000

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 – a whopping 65 percent. Technically, the projects have not been “cancelled.” The county has just run out of money […]

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County Outlines Plan for $750 Million in Flood Mitigation Funds

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 02:07:26 +0000

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 […]

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Save the Date: HCFCD Releases Details of Taylor Gully Meeting

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:25:16 +0000

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 […]

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Five Watersheds Lose Population While Harris County Gains Slightly

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:40:15 +0000

Like damage, population is one of the “weighting factors” 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 […]

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

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:53:15 +0000

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: “Imagine if those types of videos […]

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

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:53:15 +0000

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Flood Bond, MAAPnext Updates Show Projects Slowing

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:59:24 +0000

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 […]

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Kingland West Clearing 1,123 Acres at FM1010 and Grand Parkway, Using Old Flood Maps

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 22:56:52 +0000

Contractors have begun clearing more than 1,100 acres owned by CH-B Kingland, LLC, north of the newly opened Grand Parkway. Construction plans obtained from Harris County Flood Control District via a FOIA request indicate the developer will build single-family residences. But the documents also indicate that engineers are using pre- not post-Harvey floodplain maps and […]

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Forest Cove Townhomes: One Down, Two to Go

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 19:21:34 +0000

On 7/5/2022, demolition began on the first of three townhome complexes remaining on Marina Drive in Forest Cove. The complexes had been damaged beyond repair when 240,000 cubic feet per second of stormwater roared through them during Hurricane Harvey. Since then, the abandoned properties had become magnets for drug dealing, arsonists, and illegal dumping. But […]

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TWDB grants HCFCD $2,208,906 to Expand Lauder Basin

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 10 May 2022 18:29:56 +0000

Last month, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved a $2,208,906 grant from the State’s Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) to the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) for expansion of the Lauder Stormwater Detention Basin. The detention basin will eventually hold 1,260 acre-feet of stormwater in Aldine along Greens Bayou. The project will help reduce […]

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Despite Heavy Weekend Rains, Most Area Channels and Streams Stayed Within Banks

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 01:53:00 +0000

Despite heavy weekend rains, with a few exceptions, streams and channels stayed within their banks. There are several possible explanations. Soil was dry before the rains. Rainfall came in two waves separated by several hours, allowing the first peak to start working its way through the system before the second hit. The amount of rainfall […]

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Willow Creek Widening and Stormwater Detention Basins Improving Tomball Drainage

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 18:35:47 +0000

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has a large active construction project underway in Tomball. Phase I of the project stretches about two-thirds of a mile from SH249 to FM2920 on a tributary of Willow Creek as it arcs around a major shopping center near downtown Tomball and Lone Star College/Tomball. The project includes channel […]

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How Stormwater Detention Basins Work

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 13:44:36 +0000

Stormwater detention basins work by storing excess stormwater temporarily until channels can safely carry it away. Water enters the basin quickly during heavy downpours. But the basin releases it slowly at a steady rate that channels are designed to carry. This helps reduce the risk of flooding. Harris County is so flat that dams are […]

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TWDB To Vote on Accepting $63.6 million in FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 02:19:08 +0000

In its October 7, 2021, board meeting, Texas Water Development Board members will vote on whether to accept $63.6 million in FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants. The federal funding comes with some strings attached: a $10.23 million local match. For this round of funding, the TWDB selected 19 sub-applications from local government entities. After screening, […]

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Reality Check: Easy Way to Learn About Flood-Mitigation Projects in Your Area

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 23:10:10 +0000

It’s time for a reality check, folks. I meet regularly with Harris County residents from almost every watershed. Virtually all of them have one thing in common. Rich and poor alike see NO Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) projects in their watersheds. Yet as of the end of the first quarter, out of 181 […]

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SJRA Board Accepts Grant Funding for Three Studies

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:37:54 +0000

Yesterday, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) Board accepted three grants from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) to conduct studies for various projects. This was expected. The SJRA had applied for each of the grants about a year ago. The vote, however, now obligates the SJRA. It’s somewhat like applying for a loan and […]

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HCFCD’s “Frontier Program”: A Collaborative Model for Future Flood Mitigation

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 23:17:03 +0000

Harris County Flood Control District’s (HCFCD) Frontier Program is an effort to avoid the problems of past development in newly developing areas. In the past, making developers solely responsible for flood mitigation on the land they owned likely resulted in small, expensive and suboptimal projects. Often, by the time shortcomings of their efforts became apparent, […]

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