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City of Houston Updates Infrastructure Design Manual

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:31:09 +0000

On October 3, 2022, the City of Houston announced an update of its 568-page Infrastructure Design Manual (IDM). The new IDM will govern all new construction within the jurisdiction of Houston after October 1. Residents concerned about the possibility of new construction negatively affecting drainage should review it and related documents to make sure contractors […]

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Loophole Cuts RV Park Detention Pond Capacity Requirement in Half

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 23:18:55 +0000

When examining the floodwater detention pond capacity for the Kingwood Area’s first RV park at 1355 LAUREL SPRINGS LANE, it seemed impossibly low. The park will build a pond with 7.68 acre feet of stormwater detention. That’s more than the required 6.675 acre feet, but about half of what the City of Houston (COH) would […]

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