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May 09, 2013 - Harris County Flood Control District Completes Stormwater Detention Basin on Cypress Creek
The Harris County Flood Control District has completed the final construction phase of the Stormwater Detention Basin at Cypress Park. The completed basin will now hold approximately 80 million gallons of stormwater that could otherwise flood homes and businesses along Cypress Creek during times of heavy rains.
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February 27, 2013 - Volunteers Needed Year-Round for Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network
Make Texas No. 1 in the 2013 National CoCoRaHS Cup!
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February 13, 2013 - Volunteer Teams Compete to Plant 1,300 Trees in 141 Minutes
More than 130 volunteers planted 1,300 trees in less than 2 ½ hours February 9 at a stormwater detention basin in north Houston, as part of the Texas Urban Forestry Council’s 2013 Arbor Day Tree Planting Competition. The event was sponsored by the Houston Area Urban Forestry Council, the Harris County Flood Control District and the Texas A&M Forest Service.
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February 7, 2013 - Harris County Flood Control District Begins County-Wide Maintenance Project
Sediment Removal Planned for 10 Channels in Seven Watersheds.
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February 5, 2013 - High School Volunteers Pot Seedlings at Harris County Flood Control District Tree Nursery – Seedlings Destined For Replanting at Flood Control District Sites Across Harris County
Twenty Jr. ROTC students from the Clear Creek Independent School District’s Clear Brook High School dug through a 6-foot-high mound of soil Feb. 2, in their quest to pot 1,700-plus tree seedlings for the Harris County Flood Control District.
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February 4, 2013 - Maintenance Project to Begin in Jersey Village
The Harris County Flood Control District will begin construction in March 2013 on a maintenance project along a channel in Jersey Village.
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January 30, 2013 - Harris County Flood Control District to Co-Sponsor Tree-Planting Events in 2013
Planting Trees Part of District's Commitment to Supporting Community and Natural Values
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January 09, 2013 - Harris County Rainfall and Bayou Levels Update
As of early morning Wednesday, Harris County’s creeks and bayous have performed well and handled rainfall amounts, which have ranged from ½-inch to 2 inches across the county since early Tuesday morning.
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January 08, 2013 - Monitor Harris County's Rainfall and Bayou Levels on Flood Warning System Mobile Website
The Harris County Flood Control District’s Flood Warning System mobile website offers quick and easy access to the Harris County Regional Flood Warning System
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January 08, 2013 - Harris County Flood Control District Prepares for Heavy Rainfall
Harris County Flood Control District meteorologist and engineers are monitoring the threat of heavy rainfall for Harris and surrounding counties forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, January 8-9.
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