Community Project Requests
FY2025 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING REQUESTS
San Jacinto River Authority Siphon 21 Project
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, on behalf of San Jacinto River Authority
Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, TX 77550.
Amount: $4 million.
Purpose: These funds would be utilized to pay for professional engineering consulting fees to conduct preliminary engineering, final engineering design, construction phase services, as well construction materials testing, construction management and inspection, and construction of the siphon replacement for the San Jacinto River Authority's Raw Water System. This system supplies raw water to municipal, industrial, and irrigation customers in eastern Harris County. The ability to access water for industrial purposes is critical to the region’s economy. A major component of the system, is the water siphon system (Siphon 21), which was part of the original construction of the system built in 1943. Capacity improvements were made in the late 1970’s during which a bypass pipe was constructed, however no further modifications have been made to the structure since. This system is part of a critical drainage system in an area prone to flooding. Due to Siphon 21’s location on the Raw Water System, its age, and condition, its replacement is critical to the continued conveyance of raw water to customers.
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East Montgomery County Radio Tower Enhancement
Recipient: Montgomery County, Texas
Address: 501 N. Thompson Street 200, Conroe, Texas, 77301
Amount: $2.96 million
Purpose: Population growth has placed an added burden on Montgomery County’s 911 radio network. This request would provide one additional radio network tower and equipment for the regional radio network to enhance 911 radio communications throughout the county and broader Houston Metro. If awarded funds would be spent to add an additional tower to the network and fund the radio repeaters, antennas and necessary equipment on the tower to bring it into service. The 911 radio network is a regional interoperable radio network and the lack of a tower on the east side of Montgomery County causes a lapse in coverage for the 911 responding law enforcement, fire or EMS personnel.
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Forest Green Stormwater Detention Basin Project
Requester: Harris County Flood Control District
Address: 9900 Northwest Freeway, Houston, Texas 77092
Amount: $10 million
Purpose: This request will provide for the construction of a 247-acre-foot stormwater detention basin located at the confluence of the two primary channels in the Q134 watershed. This project is one of the first phases of the long-term goal of implementing a 1,050-acre-foot regional basin and channel improvements within the watershed. The Q134 watershed has a history of flooding, with recorded damages dating back to the 1970s and several significant flooding events within the last decade, including Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and tropical storm Imelda in 2019. The project will help lower the water surface elevations within the Q134 watershed to reduce existing flooding issues.
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Woodridge Stormwater Detention Basin Project
Recipient: Harris County Flood Control District
Address: 9900 Northwest Freeway, Houston, Texas 77092
Amount: $10 million.
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to increase stormwater system capacity and reduce the 100-year floodplain of Taylor Gully. Historically, there has been frequent flooding in the watershed, with a total amount of 323 structures reported flooding during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and 425 structures flooded during Tropical Storm Imelda in 2019. The project aims to decrease flooding elevation within the San Jacinto watershed, benefiting residents in the Elm Grove Village, Mills Branch Village, and Woodstream Village and nearby communities.
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Newport Municipal Utility District Sanitary Sewer System Rehabilitation Project
Recipient: Newport Municipal Utility District
Address: 1501 South Diamondhead Boulevard, Crosby, TX, 77532
Amount: $1 million
Purpose: This project will help provide for the design and construction of a sanitary sewer rehabilitation project. Due to aging infrastructure, structural deficiencies in sanitary sewer infrastructure contributed to increased flows at the wastewater treatment plant during and after rain events.
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Sawdust Bridge Elevation Project
Recipient: Montgomery County, Texas
Address: 501 North Thompson Street 200, Conroe, Texas, 77301
Amount: $8 million
Purpose: The Sawdust bridge over Panther Branch Creek becomes impassable to residents and emergency services during events where flooding occurs. This unmitigated creek floods frequently and this project aims to raise the approach and bridge in elevation to ensure residents and vital services are not cut off from being able to have adequate ingress or egress to the area. Since 2015, nine flood events in Montgomery County have caused access to the area served by the Sawdust Road Bridge over Panther Branch Creek to be cut off. Elevating the bridge and approach will allow residents and first responders to have access to this area of the community.
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City of Conroe Crighton Road Lift Station and Force Main Upgrade Project
Recipient: City of Conroe
Address: 300 W. Davis Rd, Conroe, Texas, 77301
Amount: $1.6 million
Purpose: The project is to upgrade an existing lift station to expand sewer capacity in southeast Conroe. The project will help the city address future rain events, including by lowering the probability of flooding during a rain event, which in turn prevents backup of wastewater into homes and businesses. In addition, this will help prevent overflow of wastewater into ditches and drainageways that can contaminate soil and waterways, leading to potential clean water issues.
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Gene Campbell Road Paving and Drainage Improvements Project
Recipient: Montgomery County, Texas
Address: 501 North Thompson Street 200, Conroe, Texas, 77301
Amount: $4.5 million
Purpose: The area served by Gene Campbell Road is experiencing rapid growth from the success of the East Montgomery County Improvement District’s Industrial Park and new single-family residential development. Drainage and paving improvements are needed to increase vehicular and pedestrian safety, improve drainage conditions in the area, and account for the increase in heavy truck and personal vehicle traffic. The proposed project will have drainage, public safety, mobility, and economic benefits. This request would provide for the surveying, engineering, and environmental permitting required to have a bid-ready construction plan set for drainage and roadway improvements in the 4.5-mile-long corridor.
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Drainage Improvements Along the IH-69 Southbound Frontage Road Project
Recipient: Montgomery County, Texas
Address: 501 North Thompson Street 200, Conroe, Texas, 77301
Amount: $900,000
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to develop construction plans and obtain environmental permits for drainage improvements along a portion of the IH-69 corridor and at a culvert crossing on FM 1314 in Montgomery County. Multiple areas along this road experience frequent drainage problems which block the flow of traffic during moderate and extreme storm events. Oftentimes, all lanes of the frontage road are impassable except to high profile vehicles.
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Law Enforcement & School-Based Training to Prevent Fentanyl and Opioid Abuse Project
Recipient: Texas A&M University
Address: 8441 Riverside Parkway, Suite 3100, Bryan, Texas 77807
Amount: $600,000
Purpose: Under this project, the Texas A&M Health Science Center would receive support for School-Based Training to Prevent Fentanyl and Opioid Abuse. The training will occur in schools across the Second Congressional District of Texas. This project would help identify local drivers of fentanyl and opioid abuse and provide evidence-based trainings to law enforcement, school-based law enforcement, resource officers, and school nurses on best methods to prevent, identify, and respond to the opioid crisis.
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Montgomery County Special Threat Training Facility Project
Recipient: Montgomery County, Texas
Address: 501 N. Thompson Street 200, Conroe, Texas, 77301
Amount: $2 million
Purpose: The request would provide for the continued operations of the regional active shooter rapid response training facility in Montgomery County, Texas. This request will facilitate the operations by purchasing supplies at equipment to better provide training to law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel. Additionally, graduates will be equipped with medical response supplies and ballistic equipment as necessary that will be used to respond to any number of active threats and provide lifesaving responses.
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FY 2024 APPROPRIATIONS – COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING REQUESTS
Ford Road Improvement Project
Recipient: Montgomery County
Address: 23628 Roberts Road in New Caney, Texas 77357
Amount: $12 million
Purpose: This request will support Ford Road improvements from US 59 in Montgomery County to the Harris County line. The current road is undersized and serves as one of only three evacuation routes for the Kingwood area. All three routes have drainage issues and only Ford Road is a two-lane road. The proposed project would make Ford Road a four-lane road, improve local drainage, and improve driver and pedestrian safety in the corridor. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because by improving surface transportation and drainage infrastructure.
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Tamina Economic Development Planning Project
Recipient: Montgomery County
Address: 501 North Thompson Street 200, Conroe, Texas, 77301
Amount: $3 million
Purpose: The Tamina area is not served by modern street and stormwater management systems. The streets are in disrepair and the area drains very poorly, creating an elevated risk of flooding. The first phase of economic development planning, which this request would support, is to complete detailed engineering and environmental studies, provide new driveways and culverts, re-grade all of the ditches to allow them to drain. Future phases will include constructing new streets, drainage ditches, culverts, and stormwater detention basins. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the community is in an underserved area with aging infrastructure that is in urgent need of repair.
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Highland / Huffman / Crosby Roadway & Drainage Improvement
Recipient: Harris County, Texas
Address: 1001 Preston Street, Houston, TX 77002
Amount: $3.6 million
Purpose: The project scope consists of the reconstruction of multiple poorly paved subdivisions throughout the Highlands, Crosby, and Huffman areas of northeast Harris County. The existing gravel roads and inadequate drainage facilities will be replaced with asphalt pavement, driveway culverts, and roadside ditches that will greatly improve the quality of life for residents. The projects will improve accessibility for law enforcement and emergency services, reduce flood risk, and bring the local infrastructure to a standard acceptable for long-term County maintenance. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because by improving surface transportation and drainage infrastructure, it will help the regional economy and provide flood mitigation benefits, helping to avoid more costly recovery efforts that would otherwise result.
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FM1488 Area Street Rehabilitation and Drainage Improvement Project
Recipient: City of Conroe
Address: 300 West Davis Street, Conroe, Texas 77301.
Amount: $1.12 million
Purpose: The project will fund roadway resurfacing, drainage improvements, and storm sewer upgrades of roadways connecting to FM1488 near IH-45 (southern part of Conroe). The City of Conroe has experienced severe weather and rainfall which causes considerable wear and tear on the roads and drainage network. The project will also benefit residential areas, including the Arella Forest at Woodland Senior Living Center and Stillwater neighborhood. Lastly, the project will also improve access to the WG Jones State Forest, which serves a community located in a Historically Disadvantaged Community Tract.
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Active Shooter Defense Training Facility
Recipient: Montgomery County
Address: 23628 Roberts Road in New Caney, Texas 77357
Amount: $2.3 million
Purpose: This request is for funding to assist with the operations of our regional active shooter rapid response training facility. This request will facilitate the operations through the purchase of training supplies and aids, and will equip graduates with medical response supplies, and ballistic equipment that will be used to respond to any number of actual threats. Since October of 2022, Montgomery County has operated and hosted a training facility that is a local, state and regional training center for first responders to receive critical training in the rapid response to an active threat. The request will ensure students have an adequate amount of training materials while taking the course and upon graduation they will be equipped with rapid response kits to triage wounded, and further equipped with adequate ballistic gear to protect them from an assailant while in the hot zone responding to a threat. To date graduates include over 1,600 law enforcement personnel, fire and EMS first responders who have successfully completed the nationally recognized ALERRT training. The project is an appropriate use of funds because it will help prepare first responders to respond to urgent public safety threats.
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Montgomery County Bridge Project
Recipient: Montgomery County
Address: 23628 Roberts Road, New Caney, Texas 77357
Amount: $900,000
Purpose: This project will provide funding for several rural wooden bridges in Montgomery County that are past their design life and need to be replaced. They were not built to current criteria and increase the risk of flooding by backing up water during large storms. One bridge serves as the only way in and out of a subdivision presenting a life safety hazard. The funding request is for engineering, surveying, and permitting services to develop construction plans to replace five bridges. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will help improve evacuation routes in an area subject to repeated flooding.
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San Jacinto River Wastewater System Replacement Project
Recipient: Army Corps of Engineers
Address: 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, Texas 77550
Amount: $1.8 million
Purpose: The purpose of this flood mitigation project is to increase the reliability of the San Jacinto River Authority Woodlands Division wastewater conveyance system and repair damage from recent storms. Lift stations (equipment that moves water from higher to lower elevation) were damaged by flooding during Hurricane Harvey and have yet to be repaired. Both on-site lift stations, the control building, and the emergency generator were flooded and need to be replaced. This request would fund the demolition of the existing structure and build new systems. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because by preventing flooding, it will avoid the need for more costly recovery efforts after flooding events.
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Kingwood Diversion Channel – Walnut Lane Bridge Project
Recipient: City of Houston
Address: 901 Bagby St. Houston, TX 77002
Amount: $4 million
Purpose: The project includes the widening and reconstruction of Walnut Lane Bridge in Kingwood. This bridge, in its current configuration, will restrict flood flows unless widened to accommodate the future expansion of the Kingwood Diversion Channel currently being designed by the Harris County Flood Control District. The purpose of the overall project is to intercept drainage from Montgomery County and route to Lake Houston to reduce flood damage to residents of Kingwood along Bens Branch. The funding is needed to construct improvements needed to facilitate the expansion of the Kingwood Diversion channel including reconstruction of the Walnut Lane Bridge.
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Taylor Gully Channel Conveyance Improvements Project
Recipient: Harris County Flood Control District
Address: 9900 Northwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77092
Amount: $8 million
Purpose: This project is designed to reduce flood risk in the Kingwood area of my district. This area has experienced widespread flooding from multiple recent storm events, including Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Imelda. This project will create a detention basin and improve stormwater conveyance to minimize flood risks. Engineering studies show that completion of this project will result in substantial reductions in flooding along Taylor Gully. The studies show that this project will remove the 100-year floodplain from over 115 acres of flood area and from 276 structures.
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Channel Conveyance Improvements along Goose Creek and Stormwater Detention Project
Recipient: Harris County Flood Control District
Address: 9900 Northwest Freeway, Houston, Texas 77092
Amount: $8 million
Purpose: This project is designed to reduce flood risk within the Goose Creek Watershed by creating a detention basin and improving stormwater conveyance. The project is estimated to remove approximately 28 acres of inundated land, up to 77 structures and over 1.44 miles of inundated roadways for the 100-year event. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because by preventing flooding, it will avoid the need for more costly recovery efforts after flooding events.
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Lake Houston Dam Spillway Project
Recipient: City of Houston
Address: 901 Bagby Street, Houston, TX 77002
Amount: $8 million
Purpose: The Lake Houston Dam Spillway Improvement Project will increase the outflow capacity of the Lake Houston Dam. The project is located on Lake Houston along the San Jacinto River in Harris County. The primary function of the lake is to serve as the main source of municipal drinking water for Houston, Baytown, Deer Park Harris, and Fort Bend Counties, with a secondary function as flood control. This project is critical for flood mitigation efforts in the district. The funding will be used for the building of a coffer dam to help accelerate water level reduction in anticipation of and during major rain events. The coffer dam will provide the ability to reduce upstream flooding and mitigate structural damage to the dam in the event of severe weather events. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because by preventing flooding, it will avoid the need for more costly recovery efforts after flooding events.
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Woodridge Stormwater Detention Basin Project
Recipient: Harris County Flood Control District
Address: 9900 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77092
Amount: $10 million
Purpose: The project involves acquiring 267 acres in Montgomery County near Kingwood Park High School and constructing a detention basin to alleviate flood risks in the Kingwood area. 260 structures will be removed from the inundation area, and there are other structures outside the channel floodplain that will also benefit from the local drainage improvements. This project is critical for flood mitigation efforts the district. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because by preventing flooding, it will avoid the need for more costly recovery efforts after flooding events.
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Cedar Bayou Stormwater Detention Basin Project
Sponsor: Harris County Flood Control District
Address: 9900 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77092
Amount: $10 million
Purpose: The construction of the stormwater detention basin will provide immediate benefits by reducing the flooding inundation area and water surface elevations during high-intensity rain events. This project sets the foundation for subsequent phases to build out a regional detention basin and channel improvements with the goal of providing a system capacity for a 100-year rainfall event. The project will reduce the flooding elevation through the watershed, removing many structures from the inundation area, reduce flooded roadways and will benefit the community of Huffman, TX. This project is critical for flood mitigation efforts the district. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because by preventing flooding, it will avoid the need for more costly recovery efforts after flooding events.
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Harris County Municipal Utility District (HCMUD) 468 Stormwater Detention Basin Project
Sponsor: Harris County Flood Control District
Address: 9900 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77092
Amount: $2 million
Purpose: This project is for the excavation of a stormwater detention basin located in the Cypress Creek watershed. The Cypress Creek watershed is highly developed and has a lack of regional stormwater detention basins for flood mitigation. This project is critical for flood mitigation efforts the district. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because by preventing flooding, it will avoid the need for more costly recovery efforts after flooding events.
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Bear Branch Dam Modification Project
Recipient: San Jacinto River Authority and the Woodlands Water Agency
Address: 1577 Dam Site Road, Conroe, TX 77304
Amount: is $4.8 million
Purpose: The Bear Branch Dam and 60-acre reservoir and drainage system was constructed in the early 1980s and has experienced surface deterioration. The project will replace the soil cement armoring system with a reinforced concrete cap and reconstruct the service spillway that has experienced increasing surface deterioration and lacks effective joints. This project is important for detaining stormwater runoff in the district. The soil cement rehabilitation and spillway replacement will extend the service life of the Bear Branch Dam for another 40 plus years. Stormwater and runoff drains to the reservoir and approximately eight miles of conveyance channels known as Bear Branch, Alden Branch, and Upper Panther Branch. Additionally, improving the drainage in the Bear Branch Dam area and lessening the risk of flooding on Research Forest, a major artery through The Woodlands. This would allow police and fire could more readily respond as needed during major weather events without the delay of navigating around high water. Enhanced drainage from this project also will positively impact neighborhoods along the corridor whose mobility has been compromised in the past due to high water in neighborhood streets. This project is critical for flood mitigation efforts the district. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because by preventing flooding, it will avoid the need for more costly recovery efforts after flooding events.
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Bentwood Drainage Channel Project
Recipient: Montgomery County Municipal Utility District Number 84
Address: 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Ste 1400, Houston, TX 77056
Amount: $3 million
Purpose: The Municipal Utility District (MUD) has suffered extreme flooding challenges due to Tropical Storm Imelda, Hurricane Harvey, and other severe rainfall events. As a response to these events, the MUD has worked together to prepare a comprehensive drainage master plan which identifies several projects to mitigate flooding both within and adjacent to the community. The project will improve, deepen, and widen an existing detention basin on New Caney Independent School District (ISD) property (since donated to the MUDs by the ISD). The project will also improve adjacent and connecting stormwater infrastructure to improve water retention and conveyance. The project will reduce community flooding and mitigate the impacts of severe rain events within the project area. It will also mitigate the potential for future flooding at White Oak Middle School and Bens Branch Elementary School. Previous rain events have trapped students within the facilities due to impassable roadways. Additionally, the project will allow future improvements to Bens Branch / the Bentwood Diversion Channel which will provide additional regional benefit to include that to low- and moderate-income areas, will reduce erosion and sedimentation of the San Jacinto River.
This project is critical for flood mitigation efforts the district. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because by preventing flooding, it will avoid the need for more costly recovery efforts after flooding events.
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Community Project Funding Requests - Appropriations Committee
Huffman (Forest Manor) Drainage Improvement Project
Recipient: Harris County
Amount: $1.673 million
Purpose: The project is to improve drainage and infrastructure to reduce the risk of flooding in the Forest Manor community in Huffman, Texas. This community suffered from 98 flooded homes during Hurricane Harvey and 17 flooded homes during Tropical Storm Imelda. The project would help reduce flood risk for 98 homes. Forest Manor and Lake Houston Woodland Terrace Subdivisions are located in Huffman, Texas in Northeast Harris County, east of Lake Houston. Less than 15% of the homes in the subdivision are in the regulatory FEMA 100- year floodplain, yet more than 40% of the homes have reported flood claims in recent years (with 30% consisting of repetitive losses). This mitigation project is a good use of taxpayer because it will prevent future flooding and by dedicating resources to flood mitigation will help avoid spending on other more costly post-disaster recovery programs.
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Kingwood Diversion Channel
Recipient: Harris County Flood Control District
Address: 9900 Northwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77092
Amount: $1.6 million
Purpose: The Kingwood Diversion Channel improvements are proposed to divert stormwater runoff from the Bens Branch channel to lower the risk of structural flooding along the portion of Bens Branch within the Kingwood area. This project will also provide capacity to allow for future local City of Houston neighborhood drainage improvements to outfall into the Kingwood Diversion Channel h and Bens Branch. When the Kingwood Diversion Channel was originally constructed, additional right-of-way (ROW) was purchased to allow for future channel conveyance improvements to alleviate future anticipated runoff from areas expected to develop in the portion of the Bens Branch watershed in Montgomery County. The proposed improvements for the channel will fully utilize the existing available ROW with minimal additional ROW acquisition needed for a new outfall into the West Fork San Jacinto River. The proposed project includes channel conveyance improvements, a concrete diversion structure from the confluence at Bens Branch in Montgomery County, and a new proposed outfall into the West Fork San Jacinto River. This project proposes to remove the 100-year floodplain inundation area from 62 structures and provide capacity for future City of Houston local neighborhood drainage improvements which will benefit an additional estimated 586 structures (295 structures and 291 structures from Ben’s Branch Diversion and Ben’s Branch, respectively). The proposed improvements also provide increased flood protection for Kingwood High School and the Saint Martha Catholic School. This mitigation project is a good use of taxpayer because it will prevent future flooding and by dedicating resources to flood mitigation, we will avoid spending on other more costly post-disaster recovery programs.
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W140 Detention Basin Improvement Project
Recipient: Memorial City Redevelopment Authority
Address: P.O. Box 22167, Houston, Texas 77227
Amount: $3.394 million
Purpose: The request is for $3.394 million to improve and deepen an existing detention basin located in Memorial City and to extend stormwater improvements along adjacent roads (Windhover, Westview, Cedardale, and Demaret) to better connect area stormwater management infrastructure. The purpose of the project is to mitigate structural and roadway flooding and reduce floodwater related non-point source pollution. Preliminary engineering for the project is completed. The W140 Detention Basin Improvements Project will provide a level of protection against severe rain events for the community. This protection will be provided in the form of stormwater capture to prevent structural and roadway flooding and a reduction in non-point source pollutants from flood events. These non-point source pollutants result from structural and private property flooding and include pollutants such as oil, grease, debris, and other contaminants. If flooding is not mitigated and if there is no capture mechanism for these pollutants, these items end up in local watersheds and ultimately in Galveston Bay. This mitigation project is a good use of taxpayer because it will prevent future flooding and by dedicating resources to flood mitigation, we will avoid spending on other more costly post-disaster recovery programs.
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Taylor Gully Channel Conveyance Improvements
Recipient: Harris County Flood Control District
Address: 9900 Northwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77092
Amount: $1.6 million
Purpose: This project allows for engineering of storm water channel improvements in a gully in Kingwood. The upper portion of Taylor Gully was determined to be insufficient with a large number of structures subject to flooding upstream of Rustling Elms Drive. To provide a 100-year level of service for Taylor Gully, two miles of conveyance improvements are recommended from the upper limits of the channel to an existing channel drop structure located near Maple Bend Drive. Taylor Gully channel improvements include maintaining the existing top of banks, and constructing a concrete 20 foot by 6 foot (max) low flow channel section. The reduction in water surface elevations from the proposed improvements results in the removal of the 100-year floodplain inundation area from 387 structures and provides capacity for future City of Houston local neighborhood drainage improvements that could benefit an additional 62 structures. This mitigation project is a good use of taxpayer because it will prevent future flooding and by dedicating resources to flood mitigation, we will avoid spending on other more costly post-disaster recovery programs.
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TC Jester Stormwater Detention Basin Project
Recipient: Harris County Flood Control District
Address: 9900 Northwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77092
Amount: $15 million
Purpose: This request is for TC Jester Detention Basin, which is a stormwater detention mitigation project within the Cypress Creek Watershed that is intended to address current flood damage reduction needs within the Cypress Creek Watershed. The benefit of this project is to mitigate the risk of future riverine flooding in the project area by providing a storm water detention basin that will retain storm runoff and reduce the limits of the floodplain and lower the water level within the floodplain. There are approximately 2689 structures located in the 100-year existing floodplains that are at risk of experiencing inundation due to riverine flooding. This proposed project will utilize an existing Harris County detention pond with an additional 0.18 acres of wetlands to create a basin footprint of 25 acres. The proposed project will mitigate against the risk of flooding by creating a detention basin to capture the overbank volume in the project area. The proposed detention basin will achieve a maximum water surface elevation reduction of 0.49 feet for the 100-year storm event. This proposed project will remove 87 structures from the existing 100-year floodplain. When complete, the full detention basin will remove 271 structures from the existing floodplain. This mitigation project is a good use of taxpayer because it will prevent future flooding and by dedicating resources to flood mitigation, we will avoid spending on other more costly post-disaster recovery programs.
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Westador Stormwater Detention Basin Project
Recipient: Harris County Flood Control District
Address: 9900 Northwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77092
Amount: $8.25 million
Purpose: The Westador Basin is a stormwater detention mitigation project within the Cypress Creek Watershed that is intended to address current flood damage reduction needs within the Cypress Creek Watershed. The benefit of this project is to mitigate the risk of future riverine flooding in the project area by providing a storm water detention basin that will retain storm runoff and reduce the limits of the floodplain and lower the water level within the floodplain. The proposed project is a functionally independent Phase I of a multi-phase project to bring significant flood risk-reduction to this area. The proposed project will mitigate against the risk of flooding by creating a detention basin to capture the overbank volume in the area. This plan provides the opportunity to remove 128 structures from the existing 100-year floodplain. This mitigation project is a good use of taxpayer because it will prevent future flooding and by dedicating resources to flood mitigation, we will avoid spending on other more costly post-disaster recovery programs.
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Project Sponsor: City of Houston – Houston Public Works
Project Name: Clay Road Bridge Reconstruction Project
Project Location: Houston, TX
Requested Amount: $9,929,577