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HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT COMPLETES POST-HARVEY REMOVAL OF STORMWATER CHANNEL BLOCKAGES

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT COMPLETES POST-HARVEY REMOVAL OF STORMWATER CHANNEL BLOCKAGES

The Harris County Flood Control District has completed a county-wide effort to remove downed trees and other storm debris left blocking Harris County’s bayou drainage system since Hurricane Harvey more than a year ago. With a last push on Buffalo Bayou and Cypress Creek and expenses estimated at $8.9 million so far, more than 140,000 cubic yards (roughly 40,000 tons) have been removed since this work began shortly after the storm.

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HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT TARGETS POST-HARVEY STORMWATER CHANNEL BLOCKAGES

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT TARGETS POST-HARVEY STORMWATER CHANNEL BLOCKAGES

MORE THAN 100,000 CUBIC YARDS OF STORM DEBRIS REMOVED SO FAR FROM BAYOUS AND CHANNELS

Crews Push to Complete Final Effort on Buffalo Bayou by Hurricane Season

In the six months since Hurricane Harvey sent nearly a trillion gallons of stormwater crashing through Harris County’s bayou drainage system, the Harris County Flood Control District has removed more than 101,000 cubic yards of downed trees, tires and other storm debris clogging bayous and channels.

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