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2007

February 22, 2007 - Dinner Creek Tributary Restoration is Complete
The Harris County Flood Control District has completed the restoration of a tributary of Dinner Creek in west Harris County.
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February 20, 2007 - Arthur Storey Park Stormwater Detention Basin Receives H-GAC Regional Excellence Award
The Arthur Storey Park Stormwater Detention Basin, part of the Brays Bayou Flood Damage Reduction Project (Project Barys), has won a regional excellence award for best practices for parks and natural areas from the Houston-Galveston Area Council.
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February 16, 2007 - Volunteer Tree Seedling Potting Event Yields Over 3,000 New Trees For Future District Plantings
Gearing up for tree planting season, the Harris County Flood Control District recently held its annual Volunteer Tree Seedling Potting Event at the District's tree nursery in South Harris County.
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February 13, 2007 - South Made Creek Rehabilitation Project Continues
A major rehabilitation project is progressing steadily on a tributary of South Mayde Creek near Katy that has experienced erosion, sink holes, silt build-up and broken concrete lining.
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February 10, 2007 - Voluntary Home Buyout Program Brings Relief to Homeowners in Northwest Harris County
The Harris County Flood Control District, in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has begun implementing voluntary home buyout in the Norchester and Ponderosa Forest subdivisions in northwest Harris County.
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February 9, 2007 - Sims Bayou Buffalo Speedway Bridge Replacement to Begin Soon
The Harris County Flood Control District will soon begin a $3.4 million construction project to replace the Buffalo Speedway bridge over Sims Bayou in south Harris County.
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February 8, 2007 - Erosion Repair Project to Begin Soon Along Portion of White Oak Bayou
The Harris County Flood Control District recently awarded a $160,000 contract to repair eroded side slopes of White Oak Bayou in Jersey Village.
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February 1, 2007 - Slope Repair Project Continues on Boggy Bayou Tributary
The Harris County Flood Control District is making repairs to a Boggy Bayou tributary in Pasadena.
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