EHRA worked with the District to create a comprehensive Parks Master Plan, which included recommendations for the development of over two miles of hike/bike trails adjacent to local streets, and within flood control and utility pipeline easements. The District began implementation of the Plan by prioritizing the beautification of West Road, a major arterial street that runs through the District.
EHRA planners, hydrologists and landscape architects worked together to propose an alternative use for the space, re-developing the basin into an amenity pond. EHRA carefully selected native plant materials for both their ability to survive in the harsh conditions of the basin as well as providing filtration for improved storm water quality.
The new roadway design comprises of one-half major thoroughfare, conventional drainage, a 600-ft long bridge over Willow Fork Bayou, Retaining walls and intersection improvements at FM 1463 (including traffic signals and illumination).
EHRA assisted with the district creation of Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 126 to accommodate a ±329 acre master planned community located in northern Montgomery County in the City of Conroe, south of League Line Road, west of Longmire Road, and adjacent to Lake Conroe.
The facility features an activated sludge process system. Additionally, the facility is equipped with an emergency standby diesel generator.
The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season left a future of recovery and healing in the Houston area. Now that hurricane season is here, many Houstonians are wondering “What if it happens again?”
Houston residents are no strangers when it comes to flooding. The Memorial Day flood in 2015 flooded over 2,000 homes. The Tax Day Flood in 2016 dropped as much as 17 inches of rain in parts of the city. Hurricane Harvey dumped an astronomical amount of rain which created more than $100 billion dollars in damage.
Harris County Commissioners court voted to seek a special election on August 25th—the one year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. It is not clear yet what the bond will include exactly. However, the court proposed a $2.5 billion-dollar price tag, and if approved, it will be the largest local investment in the region’s flood control system. All county’s 22 watershed will likely see improvements, if passed. According to the Harris County Flood Control District’s website, “Projects would be distributed throughout Harris County. Broad categories of projects include:
• Channel modification projects
• Regional storm water detention basins
• Voluntary home buy-outs in areas with the greatest risk of flooding, which would include more than 1,000 residential structures across the County
• Engineering studies of specific watersheds or areas that will produce specific alternatives that could be built to reduce flooding risks in that watershed or area
• Local match for federal grant dollars for qualifying projects such as completing our four active projects in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Brays, Hunting, White Oak and Clear Creek
• Local match for other grants to repair our damaged infrastructure and construct new flood damage reduction projects.” (https://www.hcfcd.org/bond-program/frequently-asked-questions/)
Houston will never be completely exempt from flooding, but this is a step in the right direction.
For questions about the bond, click here.
For proposed projects, click here.