Department: Flood Control District
Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): B512-02-00-E001, P500-06-00-E006, and E500-25-00-E001
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Flood Control District for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service to extend the Pilot Project Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) - Floodplain Easement grant end date to October 1, 2025, a single grant funding the Brookglen Stormwater Detention Basin (Armand Bayou Watershed, Bond ID C-06, Project ID B512-02-00-E001, Precinct 2); the Lauder Stormwater Detention Basin (Greens Bayou Watershed, Bond ID C-34, Project ID P500-06-00-E006, Precinct 2); and the Arbor Oaks Stormwater Detention Basin (White Oak Bayou Watershed, Bond ID C-15, Project ID E500-25-00-E001, Precinct 1).
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Background and Discussion:
It is recommended that the Harris County Flood Control District be authorized to accept an amendment to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Grant Award for three projects under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Pilot Program.
This grant award amendment will continue to provide financial and technical assistance to the Flood Control District for floodplain restoration under a pilot program in Harris County. The grant is being used for the construction of three stormwater detention basins and minor tributary conveyance improvements in within the Armand Bayou, Greens Bayou, and the White Oak Bayou watersheds to provide flood damage reduction to the surrounding communities and meet NRCS goals of restoring previously developed areas to the floodplain. The award consists of $28,000,000 of federal funds with no required cash match from the Flood Control District. The amendment extends the period of performance by 365 days with no change in funding.
Expected Impact:
The Brookglen Area Flood Risk Reduction Project, B512-02-00-E001, will restore 40 acres along Armand Bayou tributary to restore natural hydraulic connectivity with mitigating storage volume to reduce flood risk in the Brookglen subdivision and surrounding areas in southeast Harris County. The restoration of these 40 acres will produce approximately 140 acre-feet of additional floodplain storage.
Arbor Oaks Stormwater Detention Basin, E500-25-00-E001, will restore 70 acres former subdivision to a properly functioning floodplain. This restoration will produce approximately 700 acre-feet of additional floodplain storage as well as provide flood risk reduction to approximately 1,800 structures.
Lauder Stormwater Detention Basin (Phase II), P500-06-00-E006, will restore a 115-acre former subdivision along Greens Bayou in northeast Harris County. This restoration will produce approximately 900-acre feet of additional floodplain storage and reduce the risk of more frequent structural flooding between Beltway 8 and US 59 in Harris County.
The Flood Control District will utilize its resources and applicable consultants during the engineering and construction phases of the project, as well as the management of the grant approval process, in compliance with all Harris County statutes, applicable laws of the state of Texas, and Policy regarding Federal Grant Awards.
Alternative Options:
The alternatives are: 1) not to accept the grant amendment, wherein awarded unused grant funding would be returned to NRCS at the end of the existing period of performance on October 1, 2024, and projects lose funding, or 2) the projects’ engineering and construction will need to be funded entirely with local funding.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
X Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any): N/A
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10/1/2019 |
19.a.2 |
Approval to accept NRCS EWP Pilot Program grant for $28M |
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8/29/2019 |
21.a |
Approval to apply to NRCS under EWP Pilot Program for $28M |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Precincts 1 & 2
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Anticipated Court Date: September 19, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Yesenia Martinez, Commissioners Court Coordinator, Flood Control District
Attachments (if applicable): Amendment for a No-Cost Extension of NRCS EWPP Cooperative Agreement