The Harris County Flood Control District has completed construction of Bond Project C-35, which includes a pair of stormwater detention basins, the Little York and Hopper stormwater detention basins, and channel conveyance improvements to Tributary P118-14-00. Together, the Little York Stormwater Detention Basin, located between U.S. 59 and Hirsch Road, and the Hopper Stormwater Detention Basin, located between Langley Road and Hopper Road, were constructed to hold nearly 65 million gallons of stormwater, which is equivalent to 98 Olympic-size swimming pools. To improve channel conveyance on Tributary P118-14-00, two additional 12’x10’ box culverts, structures that carry water under the road and into the tributary, were installed below Little York Road.
This project was the first project to break ground as part of the Halls Implementation Program, the watershed-wide approach for flood risk reduction projects in the Halls Bayou watershed. Construction began in August 2020 and was completed in August 2021. Bond Project C-35 included the construction of channel conveyance improvements and a pair of stormwater detention basins, which reduce the risk of flooding by taking in excess stormwater during heavy rain events and then releasing it slowly back to the channel when the threat of flooding has passed.
“Reducing chronic flooding has been my priority since taking office. It is why I crafted the motion that brought $535 million more to do more voter-approved Flood Bond projects. This project along Halls Bayou represents the kind of progress residents expect to see,” said Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia.
“Making Harris County more flood resilient requires a commitment to make smart investments and a county-wide strategy. Familiesmoving here and companies hoping to invest and create jobs want to be in areas where their businesses and homes are free from flood fears. This project is one piece of the countywide puzzle to keeping us safe from flood waters,” Garcia continued.
Bond Project C-35 was funded through the 2018 Bond Program and an approximately $6.3 million Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant. The total allocation for this project is $7.9 million.
“This project would not have been possible without the support of Precinct 2 and the Harris County Community Services Department who assisted in securing the $6.3 million CDBG-DR grant that helped to fund this effort,” said Harris County Flood Control District Interim Executive Director Alan Black, P.E.
For more information, visit www.hcfcd.org/Halls.