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Urban Stormwater Management Study to Begin Soon
Will Provide Valuable Insight For Public and Private Sector Alike
May 27, 2005
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Why does it flood so much around here? |
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Why do some areas flood more than others? |
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Why don't we build better drainage systems so the roads don't flood? |
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Is new development doing its fair share to address flooding? |
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Is the government doing enough to protect me and my property from flooding? |
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Are public projects being designed the best way possible, with respect to drainage and flooding? |
Questions like these are going to be explored through a new effort entitled the Urban Stormwater Management Study. This substantial study is being sponsored by the Harris County Flood Control District, the City of Houston, Harris County, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), with the District serving as the managing agency. Preliminary discussions and activities among the partners have begun, with work focusing on setting up a Study Management Committee and a Public Communications Management Committee, as well as solidifying the partnerships with an interlocal agreement. The Urban Stormwater Management Study will take approximately two years to complete.
The timing is right for such a study. With advances in technology, additional rainfall and stream gage records, the tools developed during the Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project (www.tsarp.org), questions raised during the development of the District's updated Policy, Criteria, and Procedure Manual, and public interest in the subject, an opportunity exists to improve the understanding of issues related to rainfall & stormwater runoff, development & mitigation, and flooding & drainage.
The Urban Stormwater Management Study will include two primary components. The first is a technical component, which will help us all gain a better understanding of natural and urban flooding and drainage systems - from when the rainfall hits the ground until it reaches Galveston Bay. Confirming and/or recommending changes to local stormwater management policy, regulations, and criteria, based on science and engineering, is a major portion of the technical component of this study. The technical component of this study will also help support watershed master plan updates, laying out and designing future land developments, and local governments' future capital improvement programs.
Public communications will be the other primary and equally important component of this study. The public's perceptions, concerns, and expectations regarding flooding and flood risks will be identified, which will help develop the technical scope of services, as well as help shape study recommendations. The study will also work toward increasing public awareness and understanding of flood risks and the work being done to lessen such risks.
The Urban Stormwater Management Study will successfully integrate input from the community, technical professionals, academia and government. While the District, the City of Houston, Harris County, and TXDOT are taking the lead in conducting this study, broader public interest and interaction in the study is crucial for ensuring an open and objective process. To this end, a Stakeholder Committee and a Government Entity Committee are being established to foster public participation, represent organizations and agencies, and to work closely with the study team throughout this effort.
More information will follow, and you are encouraged to get involved and stay informed as this important study progresses. A website for this study will soon be online, and in the meantime, check the District's website for any new information about the study.
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