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Reduce Flooding: Giant Mercer Basin on Cypress Creek Aiming for Completion This Fall

July 22 2024 ā€“ Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) still aims to complete the giant Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin between FM1960 and Cypress Creek just East of the Hardy Toll Road before the end of this year. Pictures taken 7/22/24 Show Progress Compare these pictures of the Mercer Basin in February this year when [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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