Harris County Flood Control District is seeking assistance through the 2016 Floods State Mitigation Competition under the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) program...
This application includes one project to construct a stormwater detention basin along Cypress Creek (K100-00-00).
The total estimated cost is $10,205,027.50 and requests a federal share CDBG-MIT of $10,000,000.00.
This will require a local match of $205,027.50. The local match will primarily come from the 2018 Bond Program, with additional funds as needed through the District’s Capital Improvement Program.
"We hope to have a draft of their plan ready for internal flood control district review, and then hopefully in April, we're going to ... have a couple of community engagement meetings to present the results of that plan to the public for feedback," Zeve said." (Above article)
The Flood Control District has determined that the site is a suitable candidate for a stormwater detention basin. However, details about the possible capacity, footprint and engineering design of the basin depend on the results of multiple ongoing and future activities, including boundary and topographical surveys, geotechnical sampling, environmental investigations, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, and community engagement. The Flood Control District currently is conducting modeling activities as part of the initial development, or Preliminary Engineering stage, of this project.
Community Engagement is a critical component of this project. More information about activities in connection with this project will be shared with the public. No decision about the ultimate appearance and design of the Champions basin will be made without community input.
This video is offered for illustration purposes only, and in response to questions about the possible future appearance of the basin. It represents one possible example among a range of options for how the basin could be designed. Please note that future decisions about features such as forested buffers, wet- or dry-bottom detention compartments, islands, and trails will impact the ultimate capacity of the basin to store stormwater, and therefore its ability to reduce flooding risks.