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June 2015 | Capital Improvement Program ReviewTable of Contents

Executive Summary................................................................................................................ 1

I. PROGRAM OVERVIEW .................................................................................................... 3

I.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 3

I.2 Capital Program Strategy ........................................................................................ 5 The Districts Mission .................................................................................................... 5 Districts CIP Project Categories................................................................................... 5 Core Functions ........................................................................................................... 6 Auxiliary Functions..................................................................................................... 6

Flood Insurance Impact on Future Project Demand.................................................... 6 Benefits to Capital Investment...................................................................................... 7 Flood Damage Reduction Benefits ............................................................................ 7 Financial Benefits....................................................................................................... 7 Community Benefits....................................................................................................... 7

I.3 Partnerships ................................................................................................................. 8 Federal Partnerships...................................................................................................... 8 Partnerships with the US Army Corps of Engineers.................................................. 8 Partnerships with the Federal Emergency Management Agency............................. 11

Non-Federal Partnerships ............................................................................................. 14 State Partnerships...................................................................................................... 15 County Partnerships ................................................................................................... 15 Local Partnerships ..................................................................................................... 15

II. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ...................................................................... 17

II.1 FY 2014-15 CIP IN REVIEW ......................................................................................... 17 FY2014-15 CIP Project Highlights ................................................................................. 17 Construction Overview................................................................................................... 24

II.2 FY 2015-16 FINANCIAL SUMMARY ............................................................................ 26

II.3 5-YEAR CIP PLAN (FY 2017 FY 2019) .................................................................... 28 Currently Funded and/or Programmed Projects.......................................................... 28 Construction Outlook ..................................................................................................... 31 Proposed Annual Funding Prioritization ...................................................................... 32 Anticipated Cash Flow Projection................................................................................. 32

II.4 FUTURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT NEEDS ................................................................. 34


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June 2015 | Capital Improvement Program ReviewTable of Contents

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A - CURRENTLY FUNDED PROJECTS

APPENDIX B - PROPOSED PROJECTS (FY2016-17 to FY2019-20)

APPENDIX C - FUTURE PROJECTS (beyond FY2019-20)

APPENDIX D - HISTORIC CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING

APPENDIX E - FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS

APPENDIX F NON-FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS


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Executive SummaryWhile the citizens of Harris County understand they live with the risk of ooding, they also believe that

improvements can be made to reduce their risk. The Districts mission is to assist in reducing this risk

by providing ood damage reduction projects that work, with appropriate regard for community and

natural values.

In recognition of this need for ood damage reduction projects, a 5-Year Capital Improvement Program

(CIP) is prepared annually and submitted in June to the Districts governing body (Harris County

Commissioners Court), to identify specic projects that when implemented will reduce the risk of

ood damages within Harris County. The Districts goal in preparing the CIP is to communicate thegoals and objectives for ood damage reduction and to establish priorities for project implementation

considering available and assumed funding.

The 5-Year CIP conveys when and where the District plans to make strategic investments that are

necessary to reduce the risk of ood damages from overowing channels, streams and bayous within

Harris County. The 5-year term refers to a 5-year time window that advances into the future at the

start of each scal year. The CIP includes forecasts of both existing and future spending based on

current and anticipated project funding over the next ve years.

Basis for Planning for the 5-year CIPThe Districts recommendation, based on ood damage reduction

needs, is to sustain funding for a capital program of $200 million per

year. A fully funded 5-year CIP of $200 million per year for ve years

would require a $1 billion capital investment. Since this considerable

amount is not currently available, annual funding of $60 million per

year is assumed as a basis for planning actual amounts will be

determined from funds available in the future.

The CIP projects listed in this report justify a $1 billion program. This

total includes the continuation of currently funded projects, proposed

projects based on a basis for planning $60 million annual funding,

and a listing of future projects beyond the available $60 million peryear nancial basis.

Available Funding(Appendix A)

$286.8 million

5-Year Plan Future Funding(Appendix B)

$268 million

Additional Project Funding(Appendix C)

$445.2 million

Total $1 Billion


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CIP Program Highlights

Over the past decade, projects have removed regulated oodplains from more than 65,000 residencesand businesses in Harris County. This achievement resulted from the Districts planning, design and

construction eorts, while working with various partners.

Since the Districts voluntary buyout program began in 1985, more than 2,000 oodprone structures have beenpurchased with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds (with District matching funds) and

approximately 1,000 properties (with and without structures) have been purchased with District funds.

In the past 15 years, successful partnerships with the federal government have resulted in federalinvestments of about $654 million in construction and buyout projects in Harris County. This federalinvestment includes $160 million in reimbursements to the District.

There continues to be a signicant nancial need to pursue federal funding. More than $1 billion in projectneeds have been identied that can easily justify $200 million per year in local funding.

Recent changes to the National Flood Insurance Program are likely to increase public awareness ofood insurance requirements and related costs. As a result, it is anticipated there may be an increased

demand for property buyouts and structural projects that reduce risks of ood damages.

In FY 2014-15, the District worked on 97 projects with more than $200 million in available funding, which

included the award of approximately $45.6 million in construction projects. A total of $34 million was expended.

Despite congressional project funding limitations and ongoing budget reform to reduce federal spending,FY 2014-15 was a banner year for obtaining new project starts and federal funding. Project Participation

Agreements were executed on two new projects in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:

Hunting Bayou and White Oak Bayou. A new start was initiated for the Greens Bayou Flood Risk

Reduction Project (Corps led), and a Project Participation Agreement will

be executed in the next few months. Reimbursements were received by

the District for the Brays Bayou Federal Flood Risk Reduction Project

(Project Brays) totaling more than $17.7 million ($14.2 million in FY2014-

15 and $3.5 million to date). The District is also executing a structural

project with a FEMA grant on the Greens Mid-Reach Basins.

The District had $247.7 million available to program toward ooddamage reduction measures in April 2015. Flood damage reduction

measures include both structural (construction) and nonstructural

(property acquisition) projects.

The value of construction projects that are scheduled to advertise forbids in FY 2015-16 is approximately $119.4 million.

Prioritizing capital projectsfor implementation isa dynamic process,which is related to thenumber of structuresat risk, advancementsin technology, trends indevelopment, rates ofdecline of existing facilities,partnership opportunitiesand, ultimately, funding.


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SECTION IPROGRAM OVERVIEW

Section I.1 // Introduction

Unlike road improvements, for which trac congestion provides a daily reminder of need, ood damage

reduction is often taken for granted until a major storm event occurs. These storm events are comparatively

infrequent but can cause signicant economic damages and personal trauma. The frequency of riverine

type ooding depends on the amount of protection that our drainage infrastructure capacity can provide.

While the citizens of Harris County understand they live with the risk ofooding, they also believe that improvements can be made to reduce

their risk. Flood damage reduction projects, designed and constructed by

the Harris County Flood Control District (District), are major infrastructure

investments within Harris County.

In recognition of this need for ood damage reduction projects, a multi-year

Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is prepared annually and submitted

in June to the Districts governing body (Harris County Commissioners

Court), to identify specic projects that when implemented will reduce

the risk of ood damages within Harris County.

Though the District is largely recognized as the agency responsible for

implementing a CIP for ood-related projects in Harris County, the District

does not have sole jurisdiction over all drainage and ood-related issues in the county. The Districts main

responsibility is to oversee bayous, streams and tributaries carrying ood waters within Harris County.

As the county becomes more urbanized, many municipalities and special districts have been created, each

managing drainage within their respective jurisdictions. The District is dierent from these other entities by

the scale of its mission, which can be quantitatively described as:

22 primary watersheds

More than 1,500 channels

More than 2,500 miles of channel (most built prior to current criteria) Approximately 160 detention basins covering more than 17,400 acres

32 incorporated cities

4.4 million people in the nations third largest county by population,with growth projections passing the ve million mark in 2020

1,756 square miles of county

430 square miles of dened oodplains

The Districts goal in

preparing the CIP is to

communicate the goals

and objectives for ood

damage reduction and

to establish priorities for

project implementation

considering available

and assumed funding.


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Historic Capital Improvement Program FundingOver the past 28 years, the District received $1.6 billion from various sources in total CIP funding (plus

direct spending by the Corps of Engineers for construction totaling almost 300 million). Prior to 2001,

funding was generally provided through bonds and Pay-As-You-Go tax-based funding. The majority of the

Districts capital funding during this 25-year period has been received in the past 14 years due to several

changes that occurred in 2001. These changes include:

Brays Bayou, D100-00-00

The County provided $550 million through a commercial

paper line of credit to fund the Districts CIP.

Tropical Storm Allison generated opportunities to receive

various state and federal grants.

Reimbursements began to be received through the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers for previous work completed on

Project Brays, a federal participation project.

Appendix D provides information on historic funding amounts received from various sources in the past 28 years.


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Section I.2 // Capital Program Strategy

The Districts MissionThrough the years, the Districts roles and responsibilities have become much more complex, but our

mission remains simple:

Districts CIP Project CategoriesA number of approaches both structural and nonstructural are utilized in dening, designing and

implementing our ood damage reduction projects. The District divides its capital project portfolio into nine

Project Categories as shown on the following table. Five of these categories represent the Districts core

functions and the remaining four are auxiliary functions.

Provide ood damage reduction projects that work, with appropriate

regard for community and natural values.

Flood damage reduction is accomplished by:

1. Devising ood damage reduction plans

2. Implementing the plans 3. Maintaining the infrastructure


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Core FunctionsThe core functions have historically received the majority of capital funding due to the magnitude of ooding

issues they can address. In the past decade, at least 60 percent of the total capital investment in the Districts

infrastructure has been associated with partnership projects in Categories 1 and 2. Federal funding for these

partnership projects has made up 40 percent of the Districts total funding during the same period.

Auxiliary FunctionsIn certain areas of the County, oodplain preservation can be a cost-eective measure when compared to

structural projects which involve channel improvements or construction of stormwater detention basins.

The Frontier Projects have become an increasingly important part of the CIP as land development pressures

continue in areas of Harris County with expansive oodplains where minimal drainage infrastructure exists. In

this program, the District collaborates with land owners, developers and environmental leaders to establish

strategic development guidelines to maximize the eectiveness of stormwater mitigation and water quality

features over large areas that eventually will be developed. These plans generally include opportunities for

public recreation and greater open space than if stormwater mitigation and water quality features occurred on

an individual tract basis.

Participation in drainage projects managed by the Harris County Oce of County Engineer, or other local

government agencies, is programmed into the capital portfolio when needed and as funding allows. Strategic

leveraging of funds allows for greater accomplishments on a project than if each agency acts separately.

Flood Insurance Impact on Future Project Demand

Recent changes to the federal ood insurance

program are likely to increase public awareness of

ood insurance requirements and related costs.

The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act

of 2012, including modications to it made by the

Homeowner Flood Insurance Aordability Act of

2014, was designed to scally stabilize the ood

insurance program by increasing rates on some

ood insurance policies while applying a surcharge

on all policies. As a result, it is anticipated theremay be an increased demand for property buyouts

and structural projects that reduce risks of ood

damages. A signicant investment in the Districts

CIP may be necessary to respond to this expected

increase in public demand.

The District encourages all residents to have ood

insurance to nancially protect themselves from

ood losses.

Thirty-one percent of all oodinsurance policies in Texas are in

Harris County.

This community pays more than $155million each year in ood insurance

premiums.

Since January 1978:

More than 104,000 ood insuranceclaims have come from Harris County.

This is about 29 percent of all claims

fled in Texas.

More than $2.37 billion in losses have

been paid within Harris County, or about

29 percent of all paid losses in Texas.


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Benets of Capital Investment

Flood Damage Reduction BenetsA 14-inch rainfall on Cypress Creek, in July 2012, provides an example of how the home buyout program

benets the public. Approximately 170 homes that would have ooded during that event, had instead been

previously purchased and demolished through the Districts buyout program with the residents having been

relocated to higher ground.

Financial Benets

District eorts to date have shown that every $1

invested toward ood risk reduction results in at least

$2 in direct avoided damages from property ooding.

Another benet of the Districts programs along

with avoiding ood losses is the cost of ood

insurance to many policyholders can be reduced. Over the past decade, regulated oodplains have been

removed from more than 65,000 residences and businesses in Harris County through the Districts planning,

design and construction eorts, while working with its partners. Unfortunately, more than 140,000 single-

family residential parcels still remain within the regulated oodplains.

Community benetsThe nancial benets to the community of ood damage reduction investments cannot be overstated.When ood control facilities are not being fully utilized during and directly after a large rain event to

either convey or store stormwater, the lands are available for other

community uses such as parks, trails, sport elds, recreational ponds,

and environmental restoration and enhancement.

The District currently holds fee title or easements on more than 2500

miles of channels and more than 17,400 acres of stormwater detention

basins. The four Harris County Commissioners, City of Houston, other

municipalities, Houston Parks Board, Bayou Preservation Association,

Bualo Bayou Partnership, Energy Corridor District, Greens Bayou

Corridor Coalition and many others partner with the District to establish

multi-use facilities along these channels and basins. The Districts right

of way and property are valuable assets in developing a meaningful

countywide greenway and trails system.

Although great

progress has been

made, a signicant

number of ood

damage reduction

projects still need to

be implemented.

Other Avoided Damages:

Lost work days

Damage to vehicles Loss of personal contents Declining property values

Threats to personal safety


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Section I.3 // Partnerships

Best management methods to reduce potential ood damages require dedicated funding. This is a large

undertaking that would not be possible without the Districts ability to maintain productive relationships

with federal, state and local government partners, as well as with some private and non-prot interests. The

Districts relationship with each of these partners is summarized in this section.

Federal PartnershipsSince its creation in 1937, the District has served as the local partner for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(Corps) for federally funded ood control projects. Federally funded projects include implementation of long-

term, integrated planning eorts along the main bayou systems that are most prone to ooding.

Through time, the Districts role with the Corps and other federal agencies has grown signicantly. In the past

15 years, successful partnerships with the federal government have resulted in federal investments of about

$654 million in construction and buyout projects in Harris County. This federal investment includes $160

million in reimbursements to the District, which would not have been possible without the level of trust that

the District has secured with the federal agencies, and its reputation as a sponsor that gets things done.

Federal participation in these programs typically ranges from 50 to 75 percent. There continues to be a

signicant nancial need to seek federal funding. More than $1 billion in project needs that can easily justify

$200 million per year in local funding have been identied.

Despite congressional project funding limitations and ongoing budgetreform to reduce federal spending, FY 2014-15 was a banner year for

obtaining new project starts and federal funding. Project Participation

Agreements were executed on two new projects in cooperation with the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Hunting Bayou and White Oak Bayou.

A new start was initiated for the Greens Bayou Flood Risk Reduction

Project (Corps led), and a Project Participation Agreement will be executed

in the next few months. Reimbursements were received by the District

for the Brays Bayou Federal Flood Risk Reduction Project (Project Brays)

totaling more than $17.7 million ($14.2 million in FY2014-15 and $3.5

million to date). The District is also executing a structural project with a

FEMA grant on the Greens Mid-Reach Basins.

Partnerships with the Corps of EngineersCurrently, there are six cooperative projects between the District and the Corps. Overall, these projects total

nearly $1.4 billion and are grouped as follows:

Corps-Lead projectsThe Corps is the lead agency responsible for project design and construction, with support from

a local sponsor of the project. Local sponsors such as the District buy land, easements and

rights of way; relocate utilities; adjust bridges (except for railroads); and operate and maintain

the project after construction is complete.

Federal partnerships have

allowed the District to

extend its local funding

toward additional

measures that reduce ood

damages and improve the

environment for Harris

County residents.


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The District is the local sponsor on the following three Corps-lead projects:

Sims Bayou ($389 million total estimated cost) Clear Creek ($193 million total estimated cost) Greens Bayou ($58 million total estimated cost)

Sponsor-Lead projectsSponsor-lead projects were authorized under Section 211(f) of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)

of 1996 to allow the local sponsor, instead of the Corps, to design and construct Corps partnership projects.

This act allowed the local sponsor to plan, design and construct the project, and be reimbursed for the federal

share provided certain conditions are satised. One key advantage of this arrangement is that the District can

initiate a project with local funding, and be reimbursed when federal appropriations become available.

The 1996 WRDA has since been replaced with the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014.

However, the District entered into agreements with the Corps on three projects before the 1996 WRDA expired,preserving the Districts ability to continue the following sponsor-lead projects:

Brays Bayou ($480 million total estimated cost)Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) signed in 2000 for the upstream portion of

the project, and amended in 2010, to include the downstream portion of the project.

Hunting Bayou ($165 million total estimated cost)Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) signed in December 2014.

White Oak Bayou ($124 million total estimated cost)Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) signed in December 2014.

Sims Bayou at S. Post Oak, C100-00-00


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The signed agreements also allow the District to qualify for reimbursement of the federal share of previously

completed design and construction work. As they are received, reimbursements will be programmed toward

the remaining elements that have yet to be constructed on each respective project. Federal appropriations

are a consideration every year with the federal budget process.

Project Brays, DS 103

Col. Richard Pannell, USACE Galveston District commander, signed necessary documents for the Hunting

Bayou and White Oak Bayou projects Project Partnership Agreements at the USACE Galveston District

headquarters with Harris County Flood Control District representatives present. Under Section 211(f) of

WRDA 1996, HCFCD took the lead in planning, designing, constructing and funding federal ood damage

reduction projects and is eligible for federal reimbursement as project elements are complete.


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Details of on-going projects made possible through this partnership with the Corps are provided in Appendix

E - Federal Partnership Projects.

Partnerships with FEMAA second federal partnership involves FEMA and the National Flood Insurance

Program (NFIP). This partnership includes implementation of both structural and non-

structural projects to reduce the risk of ooding, along with the management of ood

insurance rate maps within Harris County.

The District presently manages two major programs through a partnership with FEMA:

Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Programs

Model and Map Management Program

Hazard Mitigation Assistance ProgramsFEMAs Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Programs currently include three dierent federally funded

programs which provide grants to states and local governments to protect life and property from future natural

disasters. The objective is to reduce ood insurance claims and federal disaster assistance.

The three current grant programs included under HMA are:

Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM):Provides funds for hazard mitigation planning and projects on an

annual basis. Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA):Provides funds for projects to reduce or eliminate risk of

ood damage to buildings that are insured under the NFIP on an annual basis.

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP):Assists in implementing long-term hazard mitigationmeasures that will economically reduce or eliminate long-term risk of ood damages to NFIP-

insurable structures, following a major disaster.

These grant programs are

administered through two

departments of the State

of Texas that act as thegrantee of the grant, with

the District acting as the

subgrantee.

The District is currently partnered with:

Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) on ve FMAprojects with a total approximate cost of $15.4 million.

(Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) program was combined into

FMA in 2014.)

Texas Department of Public Safetys Division of EmergencyManagement (TDEM) on two HMGP projects with a total

approximate cost of $72.9 million


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Projects created from the HMA programs are classied as either non-structural or structural:

Non-structural projects:Voluntary acquisition of ood-prone property.

Since the Districts voluntary buyout program began in 1985, the following has been accomplished through

non-structural FEMA grants (FMA, SRL, PDM, HMGP and others):

More than 2,000 structures have been purchased with FEMA grant funds (andDistrict matching funds).

Residents were moved away from the threat of an identied oodplain.

The structures have been demolished and the land restored as open space, sothere will never be structural ooding again on any of the purchased properties.

When a sucient amount of property has been acquired, the property may be

utilized for structural ood damage reduction projects, with FEMAs approval.

HCCSD and District Voluntary Buyout Partnership

Structural projects:For the District, structural projects include construction of conveyance improvements to

channels and excavation of stormwater detention basins.

Future Grant OpportunityFEMA is expected to open the next HMA grant application period in the summer of 2015. Because limited

funding will be divided across the entire nation, the District is discussing strategies with the State as it prepares

the application(s) for 2015.

AfterBefore


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Model and Map Management ProgramThe Model and Map Management Program is important to the CIP because it provides up-to-date computer

models and maps of oodplains that help optimize planning, design and construction of ood damage

reduction projects.

The Districts Model and Map Management Program is currently engaged in the following activities:

Technical Review ActivitiesIn 2010, FEMA delegated technical review of Letters of Map Revision (LOMRs) and Conditional Letters of Map

Revision (CLOMRs) within Harris County to the District. So far, only six other agencies across the country have

been granted this delegation. As a Cooperating Technical Partner with FEMA, the District maintains the Flood

Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) models, which are updated as watershed and channel conditions change within

Harris County.

A $102,500 annual grant covers the expense of reviewing up to 40 map revisions on an annual basis. The

District agreed to invest $100,000 annually to support the technical review activities.

Benets to the community of the District administering this program include:

Access to the current data and models to plan future ood damage reductionand land development projects

Improved review and approval time

Documentation of local issues and projects Coordination of adjacent active LOMRs/CLOMRs Availability to discuss submittals with District sta

Risk MAPAs part of the Model and Map Management Program, the District participates in a pilot program called Risk

MAP (Mapping, Assessment and Planning). Harris County is the rst county in FEMA Region VI to participate

in this pilot program. The objective of the Risk MAP program is to promote the soundness of the NFIP by

identifying and reducing the nancial impacts of risk and uncertainty.

The Risk MAP product also addresses gaps in current ood hazard data to form a foundation for:

Assessing the amount of ood risk a property may have Providing oodplain management

Providing governmental entities with information needed to enhance mitigation plans

Reduced ood insurance premiums

This product also provides communities with more precise ood mapping products and risk assessment

tools, which strengthen their ability to make informed decisions.


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Details of ongoing projects made possible through this partnership are provided in Appendix E - Federal

Partnership Projects.

Non-Federal Partnerships

Although the Districts primary function at the time of its creation was to serve as the local partner for the

Corps, the District gradually took on a much more complex role.

In some cases, state, county and local partnerships are a very eective means by which the District can

extend its available capital funding and expedite implementation.

These local partnerships take a variety of forms, which include the following:

The District works with other public agencies to jointly acquire property

Partnerships can jointly acquire property and build and maintain some form ofood storage or conveyance facility

The District provides nancial support to implement appropriate projects thatmeet a District purpose

Inundation Depth Grid from Risk MAP


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State PartnershipsTexas Water Development BoardThe District received a Flood Protection Planning Grant from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)

in 2012, for upper Cypress Creek and Addicks and Barker Reservoir watersheds. A steering committee

composed of representatives of both public and private sectors has been established to assist in developing

the Cypress Creek Overow Management Study.

County PartnershipsHarris CountyIn addition to contributing capital funding, the District routinely partners with and provides technical support

to Harris County, for various projects that include the following: Drainage analysis, studies and construction of drainage improvements that

reduce potential ood damage from an extreme rainfall event

Right of way acquisition where joint use can be made by Harris County and theDistrict, and ownership of the property meets a District purpose

Sub-regional stormwater detention to mitigate multiple adjacent projects

Galveston CountyThe District entered into an Interlocal Agreement with Galveston County in January 2012 to acquire and

construct the South Belt Stormwater Detention Basin on a 134-acre site to provide additional stormwater

storage capacity in the upstream channel of Mud Gully. This additional storage will allow future channel

widening on an adjacent tributary of Clear Creek and on Clear Creek itself.

Local PartnershipsExisting Local PartnershipsThe District is presently in partnership with several local agencies on three projects.

Patricks Bayou Stormwater Detention Basin Bucktrout Lane Drainage Improvements Silvermill Subdivision extreme Event Overow

The District is also coordinating a regional plan that will address ood damage reduction, preserve environmental

habitats and promote public use in the upper Langham Creek watershed.

These partnerships help further leverage capital funds and expedite projects that provide invaluable benets

to the local community.

Recently Completed Local Partnership

Harris-Galveston Subsidence District

The District participated with the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (HGSD) since 2004 as a co-sponsor

of the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) State Advisor Program. As part of this program, the District funded

up to $30,000 per year toward a NGS State Geodetic Advisor position. In return, the State Geodetic Advisor

has assisted District sta with subsidence and reference mark issues, and with management of the County

Reference Mark System. This program terminated at the end of 2014.


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Future Local Partnerships

City of Houston

The District is coordinating with the City of Houston (COH) on the development of 244 acres of land

that was previously the Inwood Forest golf course along the banks of White Oak Bayou (E100-00-00)

and Vogel Creek (E121-00-00). The COH acquired the property for ood mitigation on future storm drain

projects, and will allow the District to use the remaining capacity to assist in reducing existing ood risks

along White Oak Bayou and Vogel Creek.

The project has an estimated cost of $20 million and is separated into two major stormwater detention

basin units, E500-21-00 and E521-01-00. Subject to funds becoming available and the approval of a

proposed interlocal agreement, the District will design, construct and maintain several detention basins

on the property. Funding for design and construction of these basins are programmed in FY 2015-16,

FY 2016-17 and FY 2017-18.

Brazoria Drainage District #4

The District is cooperating with Brazoria Drainage District #4 (BDD#4) to acquire up to 200 acres of vacant

land along Clear Creek for stormwater detention purposes. This project was identied by the Corps as an

eective ood damage reduction measure, but it does not warrant federal nancial participation.

The estimated investment required for this project is approximately $20 million, but the District currently

does not have sucient funds available to participate with BDD#4. Funding for property acquisition for the

detention basin is included in the 5-year CIP in FY 2017-18. Subject to funding and successful acquisition,

the project will allow for improvement of the upstream areas to reduce ood levels, using the detention siteto mitigate future Clear Creek conveyance improvements.

Details of on-going projects made possible through these partnerships are provided in Appendix F -

Non-federal Partnership Projects.


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II. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Section II.1 // FY 2014-15 CIP in Review

This section summarizes the Districts Capital Improvements Program (CIP) expenditures during FY 2014-

15, which started on March 1, 2014 and ended on February 28, 2015.

The Districts recommendation, based on ood damage reduction needs, is to sustain funding for a capital

program of $200 million per year. A fully funded 5-year CIP of $200 million per year for ve years would

require a $1 billion capital investment. Since this considerable amount is not currently available, annual

funding of $60 million per year is assumed as a basis for planning

actual amounts will be determined from funds available in the future.

The rst allotment of $60 million was received in March 2014, bringing

the total available authorized funds in 2014 to more than $200 million

for the Districts CIP. The District worked on various stages of 97

dierent projects with the available funding, including the award of

more than $45 million in construction projects. A total of $34 million

was expended during the FY 2014-15.

FY 2014-15 CIP Project HighlightsThis section highlights various on-going capital projects that were initiatedin FY 2014-15. Some of these projects are located in multiple precincts

while others are located within a single precinct. Most District projects

provide benets to a service area that extends beyond precinct boundaries.

Multi-Precinct ProjectsThe following capital projects are located in more than one precinct.

Model and Map Management:Technical Review Activities

The District received 36 map revisions for review during FY 2014-15, of which 34 were completed. The

District spent more than $156,000 in this eort. A FEMA grant covers most of the expenses for this program.

Risk MAP

The District worked on the following two projects under the Risk MAP program (including grant funding

from FEMA):

Addicks Watershed Model Update

Sims Watershed Model Update

Details of these projects are provided in Appendix E - Federal Partnership Projects.

The June 2014 CIP

report presented to

Commissioners Court

detailed a ve-year

spending program based

on the assumption that

$60 million in new funding

would continue to beprovided each scal year

(basis for planning).


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Planning Studies:Cypress Creek Overow Management Plan -

The overow study area covers 277 square miles of land located primarily in western Harris County and

extending into Waller County. A large portion of this project lies within Precinct 3, with a small portion

encompassing a portion of Precinct 4.

Two conceptual plans were determined to be the most feasible to manage stormwater that overows from

Cypress Creek into the Addicks and Barker reservoirs. Both plans included a draft set of guidelines and

criteria for development in the watersheds.

Implementation would occur over a period of 15 - 20 years with a project cost of approximately $300 - 360

million. Partnership opportunities will be pursued to help reduce the Districts funding needs should one ofthe plans be adopted by the Districts governing body - Commissioners Court.

Design and Construction Projects:Project Brays -

Project Brays is an ongoing federal partnership mega-project that encompasses parts of Precincts 1, 2

and 3. As a mega-project, Project Brays is divided into several smaller projects that can be more easily

managed and constructed in phases as funding and sequencing allows.

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The District has awarded two new Project Brays construction contracts, which total more than $21.5 million.

One of the projects provides conveyance improvements to Brays Bayou from Lidstone Street to Calhoun

Road and is located within both Precincts 1 and 2 (Project ID: D100-00-00-E004). The other project, a

portion of the Willow Waterhole Stormwater Detention Basin, is located in Precinct 1 and includes the

excavation of almost 1.3 million cubic yards of material.

Single Precinct ProjectsThe following are highlights of capital projects located solely within a single precinct.

Precinct 1:Major work within the precinct included:

Hunting Bayou Federal Flood Damage Reduction Project

Major elements of the project that were underway in FY 2014-15 included:

Homestead Stormwater Detention Basin Phase II Construction continued. (H500-01-00-E002) Channel Benching from Dabney St. to N. George St. Design and preparation of construction drawings continued. (H100-00-00-E003)

Channel Benching from Liberty Rd. to Dabney St. with Hutcheson Park Pedestrian BridgeReplacement Negotiations for a design contract were initiated. (H100-00-00-E004)

Detailed information on the Hunting Bayou federal project can be found in Appendix E - Federal

Partnership Projects.

Brays Bayou from Lidstone to Calhoun, D100-00-00


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South Belt Stormwater Detention Basin -

This is a partnership project with Galveston County and the following two major activities on this detention

basin were undertaken.

Construction of Phase 1 commenced with a $3.5 million contract. (A520-03-00-E001) Design for Phase 2 was initiated. (A520-03-00-E002)

Detailed information on this project can be found in Appendix F Non-Federal Partnership Projects.

Homestead Stormwater Detention Basin, H500-01-00

South Belt Stormwater Detention Basin, A520-03-00


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Greens Bayou Stormwater Detention Basins (P500-00-00-E001)

The District was awarded $39.2 million from FEMA in February 2015 for the construction of two stormwater

detention basins on Greens Bayou (P54501 00 and P500-08-00).

Detailed information of this project can be found in Appendix E - Federal Partnership Projects.

Precinct 2:For this precinct, several projects are active in the Berry Bayou watershed. They include:

Crenshaw Stormwater Detention Basin

A $1.9 million construction project began. (C506-02-00-E004) South Richey Stormwater Detention Basin A $5.3 million construction project began. (C506-03-00-E001)

Conveyance improvements on Channel Unit C106-08-00 fromnear Coronation Dr. to S. Shaver St.

A $3.5 million construction contract was awarded. (C106-08-00-C004)

Conveyance improvements on Channel Unit C106-03-00 fromDakota St. to the South Houston City limits

A $4.5 million construction contract was awarded. (C106-03-00-C002)

Conveyance improvements on Channel Unit C106-03-00 fromthe South Houston City limits to IH-45

Design and preparation of construction drawings was initiated. (C106-03-00-C006)

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Precinct 3:The following three construction projects within the precinct were started:

Greenhouse Stormwater Detention Basin Phase 1 A $1.75 million construction project began. (U500-02-00-E001)

Mason Creek Stormwater Detention Basin A $1.98 million construction project began. (T501-01-00-E002)

John Pauls Landing Stormwater Detention Basin A $1.46 million construction project began. (U502-02-00-E001)

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Spring Creek Greenway ROW Acquisition, J100-00-00

Precinct 4:Capital projects highlighted in this precinct include the following:

Kluge Stormwater Detention Basin A $1.6 million construction project began. (L500-02-00-E001)

Spring Creek Greenway Acquisition Support Eighteen properties acquired in FY 2014-15 at a cost of $2.6 million. Detailed information on this

project can be found in Appendix F Non-Federal Partnership Projects. (J100-00-00-R001)

Greens Bayou Wetlands Mitigation Bank A $0.5 million construction contract was awarded to develop additional mitigation credits that

could be sold to compensate for approximately 160 acres of wetland impacts. (P700-01-

00-Y008)

Greens Bayou Federal Flood Damage Reduction Project(Veterans Memorial Dr. to Cutten Rd.)

Federal funding for the rst phase of construction of this U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project was

obtained. As the local sponsor, the District is responsible for property acquisition, utility adjustments

and for contributing at least 25 percent of the project cost, which is approximately $14 million.

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Construction Overview:Eleven capital projects were awarded in FY 2014-15 at a total cost of approximately $45.6 million, as

depicted in the table below.

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The bar chart provided below illustrates the historic annual construction contract amounts awarded since

2005. FY 2014-15 saw the largest increase in the last seven years.


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The annual funding of $60 million for FY 2015-16 is not included in the above Available Capital report.

3310 (Reimbursement Account): Includes the annual $60 million CIP funds, reimbursements from

cost-sharing partnerships with federal, state and local sponsors, and revenue from other sources. This account

represents the bulk of the Districts capital, and its balance uctuates due to spending and reimbursements.

Approximately 94% of these funds are: (1) encumbered on contracts, (2) funded on current activities or (3)

programmed to be spent on future activities of existing projects, leaving only 6% in contingency.

3320 (2004 Bond Funds):Less than 7% of what has been funded in this account remains, with 17 projects

funded from the remainder. It is anticipated that current funds will be exhausted during FY 2017-18.

Approximately $1.3 million remains to be programmed at this time.

3330 (HCFCD 2007 Bond):Less than 13% of this account remains, with 21 projects funded from the

remainder. It is anticipated that current funds will be exhausted during FY 2016-17. Approximately $2.5

million remains to be programmed at this time.

Section II.2 // FY 2015-16 Financial Summary

The District receives funding for its capital projects through a combination of sources, all of which are

approved through the Districts governing body - Commissioners Court. Although Section II.4 Future

Capital Improvement Needs demonstrates a need to fund the CIP at a rate of $200 million per year, that

amount is not currently authorized. The basis for planning presumes annual funding of $60 million per

year on a Pay-As-You-Go nancial basis. Actual funding is conrmed before future projects are initiated.

The total amount available to the District for a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is provided by several

fund accounts summarized in the following table:

Available Capital (As of April 16, 2015)


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3970 (Commercial Paper):For a short time, the Districts CIP was nanced through a commercial paper

funding program. It is anticipated that the current funds will be exhausted during FY 2018-19. Approximately

$1 million remains to be programmed at this time.

3240 (Impact Fees): In addition to those funds described above, the District manages several impact

fee arrangements that accommodate development in certain watersheds. A cash fee is assessed to

developers to reimburse the District for prior investments in building drainage infrastructure. There is no

reliable schedule for the collection of impact fees, as their collection is dependent upon capacity of being

available and appropriate development activity.

Funds collected through impact fees must be reinvested in the watershed in which they were collected. As

timing of the collection and expenditure of impact fees is dependent on unknown factors, these fees are

held with contingencies until a sucient amount is accrued for an intended purpose.

The total impact fees available in contingencies within each watershed are provided in the following table:

Grants (Various Funds):The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Texas

have been important funding partners in leveraging project funds. Discussion of this important funding

source is provided in Section I.3 - Partnerships.

The District currently has nine FEMA grants (seven HMA and two Risk MAP) and one Texas Water

Development Board grant for a total approximate project cost of $91.5 million, $24.9 million of which is

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Section II.3 // 5-YEAR CIP (FY 2016 FY 2020)

Prioritizing capital projects for implementation is a dynamic process related to the number of structures at

risk, advancements in technology, trends in development, rates of decline of existing facilities, opportunities

to partner with other agencies, obtaining permitting and, ultimately, funding. As a result, projects listed in

this CIP are subject to change each year.

The Basis of Planning for this report presumes that $60 million will be received annually as new funding.

Although signicantly below the recommended $200 million, this amount will allow the District to devise

strategies that are necessary to acquire key right of way, and to implement the planning, design and

construction of projects included in this document.

The District programs available funds toward specic studies and projects

as approved by its governing body - Harris County Commissioners Court.

These eorts may include multi-year projects ranging from mega-projects

to single studies, or short-lived projects with a very specic scope.

Continuation of Currently Funded ProjectsThe projected spending plan for projects with currently available funds

can be found in Appendix A. The $60 million for FY 2015-16 was not

included in Table 1: Spending Plan. Projects programmed with the $60

million for FY 2015-16 were acknowledged by Commissioners Court on

June 23, 2015, and are included with Table 2 in Appendix A.

Funding on both tables provided in Appendix A has been programmed on

146 projects for ood damage reduction measures.

Table 1 in Appendix A groups current projects in their respective watersheds.

The anticipated annual cash ow for each project is provided, based on

the estimated durations of the projects stages. Total expenditures for

each scal year are also summarized. Project sheets show each projects

location, general scope of work, any allocated funds, and a planned and/

or programmed budget for each subsequent stage.

The following tables provide a breakdown by percentage of how available funds are programmed by projectcategory, activity and watershed.

The purpose of the

5-Year CIP is to

communicate where

and when the District

plans to make strategic

investments that are

necessary to improve

its infrastructure. TheCIP includes planning

for both existing and

future funding, which

is based on projects

proposed to be

initiated over the next

5 years.


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5-year Capital Improvement Programming by Category (as of April 16, 2015)

5-year Capital Improvement Programming by Activity (as of April 16, 2015)

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5-year Capital Improvement Programming by Watershed (as of April 16, 2015)


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Construction Outlook

For FY 2015-16, the value of construction projects that are scheduled to advertise for bids is approximately

$119 million, as detailed in the table below. These projects will be funded from: (1) Current Revenue, (2) a

FEMA grant, and (3) reimbursements from the Corps for the federal share of projects completed as a part

of the Brays Bayou Federal Flood Damage Reduction Project.

The FEMA grant will reimburse approximately 65 percent of costs for P500-00-00-E001, which is the largest

single project ever advertised for construction by the District. Reimbursements from previously completed

projects on Project Brays are being reinvested exclusively into Project Brays. The remaining listed projects

are being funded from the Pay-As-You-Go amounts received from Harris County.

Projects Scheduled for Award in FY 2015-16

BID PROJECTION As of April 2015

1Federal Reimbursement received from USACE 3Local (Galveston County) Reimbursement2

Elegible for Federal Reimbursement4

FEMA (HMGP Grant)


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New Annual Funding PrioritizationIn order to maintain a constant stream of project implementation based on anticipated funding, it is

necessary to plan the entire projects lifecycle, with proposed budgets for planning, design, acquisition and

construction stages. Large construction projects can be divided into smaller segments to match the timing

of anticipated funding.

Appendix B summarizes how the 4-Year CIP would be implemented with a continuous and reliable funding

stream of $60 million per year (basis for planning), along with anticipated reimbursements for Project Brays

in FY 2015-16. Projects programmed for each year within the 5-year planning period are in the Appendix B.

Anticipated Cash Flow ProjectionApproximately $226.8 million, out of the total available $247.7 million (as of April 16, 2015), was programmed

and included in an anticipated cash ow shown in Appendix A. The remaining $20.9 million was not cash-

owed because it is obligated to grant projects, project underruns, assessment of liquidated damages,

project cancellations, and various other reasons. Grant projects are frequently concluded without 100

percent participation by homeowners (candidates), leaving funds unspent. Applications for home buyout

grants are based on candidates who have expressed a willingness to sell their property, but expending

these funds is totally dependent on those candidates actually following through with the sale. Therefore,

both the grant funds and the required local matching funds remain obligated over several years without the

ability to utilize these funds for other purposes until the grant project is closed.

Cash ow projections for both the currently funded projects (Appendix A) and the proposed projects(Appendix B) are summarized on the following table and graph:


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Section II.4 // Future Capital Improvement Needs

Reducing ood risks and damages is a costly problem to address. The total capital funding made available

to reduce this problem is a function of the level of risk and the overall cost that the community is willing to

tolerate. The District has identied more than $12 billion in capital improvement needs that could reduce

the ood risk in Harris County to a 4% chance of occurring in any given year (25-year level of protection).

Despite the historic investments made by the District, much of our existing drainage infrastructure was

developed prior to current criteria and standards, and only provides a level of protection for incidents with

a 10% to 20% probability of occurring during any given year (10-year to 5-year level of protection). Areas

with this level of protection have a 10% to 20% probability of experiencing ood damage in any given year.

FEMA uses the 1% annual probability (100-year level of protection) as a standard for identifying risks

that aect oodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance

Program (NFIP). The District estimates a cost of about $25 billion to bring all of the Districts infrastructure

to this level of protection.

More than 140,000 single home residential parcels are located in FEMAs 1% (100-year) regulatory

oodplain, which covers about 24% of the total area of Harris County. Most of these homes were built prior

to our current understanding of ooding and the regulations to minimize risk. Signicantly more homes

can be aected by sheet ow and ponding, which are not mapped ood risks. Recent changes to the

National Flood Insurance Program are likely to increase public awareness of ood insurance requirements

and related costs. As a result, it is anticipated there may be an increased demand for property buyouts andstructural projects that reduce risks of ood damages.

Addressing the ood risk to existing structures in Harris County can easily support a capital investment of

$200 million annually. Even with this recommended level of investment it will take 50 to 60 years to reach

a 4% (25-year) annual probability level of protection. These needs are distributed across all four County

Commissioner Precincts and municipalities within Harris County. Also, as these investments are made, the

cost to maintain the infrastructure will also increase by a projected $2 million per year, each year.

A fully funded 5-year CIP of $200

million per year for ve years

would require a $1 billion capital

investment. The projects to fullla $1 billion program are listed in

Appendices A through C. Appendix

C includes a listing of identied

projects beyond the available $60

million per year basis for planning

assumption. These projects are

provided to exhibit the Districts

ability to provide a $200 million

annual program if such funding

was available.

Appendix A Currently Funded Projects

Funds as of 04/16/15 ........................................$226.8 million

FY 2015 16 funding allotment ........................$60.0 million

Appendix B Proposed Projects (FY2016-17 to FY2019-20)

Project Brays Anticipated Reimbursements ....$28.0 million

Anticipated FY funding allotments ...................$240.0 million

Appendix C Future Projects ...........................$445.2 million (beyond FY2019-20)

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Some additional examples of specic needs include:

More than $505 million to complete participation in active Federal projects

Another $2 billion to make investments identied in completed studies onHalls Bayou and Bualo Bayou

An additional $1 billion to keep pace with the Districts Frontier Program, which is designedto provide appropriate participation in regional growth

Providing an aggressive capital improvement program to manage and mitigate the natural threat of ooding

can be supported because:

Flooding remains the number one natural hazard nationally in terms of nancial damages.

There is an increased public awareness of the ooding threat and an expressed willingness tofund eective projects to reduce that threat.

A signicant number of residences and businesses remain at risk due to frequent ooding.These situations not only cause personal trauma but reect on the communitys responsibility to

address the hazards of ooding.

FEMA is aggressively moving toward the use of actuarial rates that will increase the cost of oodinsurance, which will increase public demand for ood damage reduction measures, including

non-structural measures such as home buyouts.

The benets to the community from implementing ood risk reduction projects extend beyond

just avoiding ooding damages, to economic development and increased property values. Itopens the opportunity for multi-use green spaces which can support quality of life initiatives,

such as parklands and recreation areas.

The recommended level of funding will allow the District to capitalize on partnerships with localand state government entities. Regardless of the federal ability to participate nancially, projects

identied through partnerships with the federal government still aord some of the best benets

for ood risk reduction. These projects alone can demand a substantial percentage of the total

capital program. If federal reimbursement or participation does occur on structural projects, that

would fund from 50 - 75 percent of the project costs.

The recommended level of funding will allow the District to make appropriate investments in rightof way to allow the District to build future projects without delay.

There is support from neighborhood, environmental and other organizations.


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Appendix A

Currently Funded Projects(Table 1)

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Currently Funded Projects(Table 2)

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Appendix A

Project SheetsJune 2015


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Location: Harris CountyVarious Municipalities

(South Harris County)

Precinct: 1Key Map: 613-615

A100-00-00-P004

Name: Upper Clear Creek Alternative Evaluation Study

Category: 1 Federal Flood Damage ReductionStage Funded Fiscal Year

Feasibility $250,000 FY 11-12Feasibility & Development $400,000 FY 15-16ROW/Utility ResolutionDesignConstructionTurnover/StartupSupport Activities

Total $650,000

Scope: Identify a recommended project alternative from a set of alternatives that is

consistent with the Districts mission that will reduce the house flooding potential resulting

from Clear Creek within the proposed study limits from A126-00-00 to SH 288. An additional

$400,000 was funded to this project for FY 15-16.


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Location: I-45 and Clear CreekUnincorporated Harris County

Precincts: 1 & 2Key Map: 658

A100-00-00-R007

Name: Southeast Harris County Water Quality Improvement via

HARC Grant with Harris County/GLO/USF&WCategory: 6 Floodplain Acquisition and Preservation

Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibilityDevelopmentROW/Utility Resolution $854,500 FY 13-14DesignConstructionTurnover/StartupSupport Activities $10,000 FY 13-14

Total $864,500

Scope: Participation in Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) grant in coordination withHouston Advanced Research Center (HARC) and Harris County to acquire ROW for stormwaterquality research and floodplain preservation. 100% of the cost is anticipated to be reimbursed.


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Location: Harris CountyCity of Houston, Friendswood

(Near IH-45 and Dixie Farm Rd.)

Precinct: 1Key Map: 616/617

A119-00-00-P001

Name: Lower Clear Creek & Turkey Creek Feasibility Study

Category: 4 Tributary Flood Damage Reduction ProjectStage Budget Fiscal Year

Feasibility $275,000 FY 12-13DevelopmentROW/Utility ResolutionDesignConstructionTurnover/StartupSupport Activities

Total $275,000 FY 12-13

Scope: Recommend a flood damage reduction plan on A119-00-00 from Dixie Farm Rd. to

the confluence with Clear Creek, Unit A100-00-00, and on A100-00-00 from Dixie Farm

Road to West Bay Area Blvd to reduce the risk of homes and businesses flooding. The

project was suspended in 2012 due to funding limitations but will be reactivated in FY 15-16.


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Location: Harris CountyUnincorporated Harris County

(from A120-04-00 to A520-03-00)Precinct: 1

Key Map: 616 CG

A120-00-00-C003Name: Mud Gully Channel Conveyance Improvements from Basin

A520-03-00 to Sagerock Dr.Category: 4 Tributary Flood Damage Reduction Project

Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibilityDevelopmentROW/Utility ResolutionDesign $300,000 FY 13-14ConstructionTurnover/StartupSupport Services

Total $300,000

Scope: Design and construction of channel conveyance improvements to Mud Gully upstream ofthe proposed A520-03-00 stormwater detention basin. Design is currently underway and construction isproposed for FY 16-17.


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(near Brio Superfund Site.)Precinct: 1

Key Map: 616 GHLM

A520-03-00-E001

Name: Mud Gully Stormwater Detention Basin, Phase 1

Category: 4 Tributary Flood Damage Reduction Project

Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibility N/A

Development $375,000 FY 11-12ROW/Utility Resolution** $949,481 FY 13-14

Design $412,000 FY 11-13Construction** $3,595,152 FY 11-12

Turnover/StartupSupport Services $280,598 FY 11-12

Total $5,612,231

**Includes matching participation (50%/50%) by Galveston

Scope: Development, design and construction of a stormwater detention basin located on a 175-acre site adjacent to A120-00-00 to provide approximately 1550 acre-feet of storage. The projectis funded in part through a partnership with Galveston County. Construction of this $3.5 millionfirst phase began in September 2014 with completion estimated for late fall 2015.


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(near Brio Superfund Site.)Precinct: 1

Key Map: 616 GHLM

A520-03-00-E002

Name: Mud Gully Stormwater Detention Basin, Phase 2


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibility

DevelopmentROW/Utility Resolution

Design $670,000 FY 14-15Construction** $7,500,000** FY 11-12

Turnover/Startup $42,700 FY 14-15Support Services $95,555 FY 14-15

Total $8,308,255

**Plus matching participation (50%/50%) by Galveston County

Scope: Development, design and construction of a stormwater detention basin located on a 175-acre site adjacent to A120-00-00 to provide approximately 1550 acre-feet of storage. The projectis funded in part through a partnership with Galveston County.The second and third phases of excavation (formerly E002 and E003) will be combined into oneproject as requested by Galveston County. The estimated construction cost of $15,000,000includes $7,500,000 from Galveston County.


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Location: Harris CountyCity of Houston

(Hiram Clarke at Sims Bayou)Precinct: 1

Key Map: 571 R

C100-00-00-B025

Name: Hiram Clarke Bridge Replacement

Category: 1 Federal Flood Damage Reduction Project

Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibility N/ADevelopment N/AROW/Utility Resolution $137,036 FY 11-12Design $347,888 FY 03-04Construction $3,500,000 FY 08-10Turnover/Startup $7,646 FY 08-09Support Services $227,698 FY 04-10

Total $4,220,268

Scope: Design and construction of a replacement bridge to allow widening and deepening of SimsBayou. Project is a component of the Sims Bayou Federal Project. Construction of the projectbegan in January 2012 and was completed in April 2014. Final payment is pending resolution offinal quantities with the Contractor.


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Key Map: 571 Q

C100-00-00-B026

Name: S. Post Oak Bridge Replacement


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibility N/ADevelopment N/AROW/Utility Resolution $150,000 FY 11-12Design $450,525 FY 06-09Construction $5,320,000 FY 08-12Turnover/Startup FY 08-09Support Services $364,497 FY 05-10

Total $6,285,022

Scope: Design and construction of a replacement bridge to allow widening and deepening of SimsBayou. Project is a component of the Sims Bayou Federal Project. Construction of the projectbegan in April 2012 and substantial completion was achieved in June 2015.


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Key Map: 571 P

C100-00-00-B027

Name: Heatherbrook and Croquet Bridge Replacements


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibility N/ADevelopment N/AROW/Utility Resolution N/ADesign $369,630 FY 06-07Construction $2,500,000 FY 08-09Turnover/Startup $5,090 FY 08-09Support Services $182,625 FY 08-10

Total $3,057,345

Scope: Design and construction of replacement bridges on Heatherbrook and Croquet to allowwidening and deepening of Sims Bayou. Project is a component of the Sims Bayou Federal FloodDamage Reduction Project. Construction of both bridges is complete and the contractor receivedfinal payment in January 2015. Upon completion of a backslope drain installation to solve arecent drainage problem, the project will be closed.


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Location: Harris CountyCity of HoustonPrecincts: 1, 2

Key Map: Various

C100-00-00-G001 & P004

Name: SBFDR Overall Support & Risk Map Study

Category: 1 Federal Flood Damage Reduction ProjectStage Funded Fiscal Year

Feasibility (P004) $200,000 FY 14-15DevelopmentROW/Utility ResolutionDesign (P004) $34,984 FY 14-15Construction (G001) $20,945,706 Various

Turnover/StartupSupport Activities

Total $21,180,690

Scope: Projects that provide funding to the Corps of Engineers for the Districts share of the

Sims Bayou Flood Damage Reduction Project (G001) and also for the Sims Bayou Risk

MAP Study (P004). The funds remaining in each project are $100,000 for G001 and $20,240

for P004.


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Location: Harris CountyCity of Houston/City of South

Houston(Near IH 45 and College)

Precinct: 2

Key Map: 575 D

C106-03-00-C002

Name: Channel Improvements on Unit C106-03-00, Phase II


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibilityDevelopmentROW/Utility ResolutionDesign $293,000 FY 06-07Construction $4,466,667 FY 13-14 & 14-15Turnover/StartupSupport Activities $256,834 O&M & FY 14-15

Total $5,016,501

Scope: Design and construction of channel improvements on C106-03-00 from Dakota to the southernlimits of the City of South Houston. Construction of the project was awarded in December 2014 andthe project start date was March 9, 2015. Resolution of existing utility conflicts has impactedconstruction progress since the start date.


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Location: Harris CountyCity of Deer Park

(Near IH 45 and College)Precinct: 2

Key Map: 575 D H, 576 A E J

C106-03-00-C006

Name: Channel Improvements on Unit C106-03-00, Phase III


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibilityDevelopmentROW/Utility Resolution $320,000 FY 14-15Design $421,000 FY 13-14Construction $3,150,000 FY 14-15Turnover/StartupSupport Activities

Total $3,891,000

Scope: Design and construction of channel improvements on C106-03-00 from the southern limits ofthe City of South Houston to IH 45. Design of this project is in progress with construction scheduled tobid in the spring of 2015.


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(Near SH 3 and Shaver)Precinct: 2

Key Map: 576 GL

C106-08-00-C004

Name: Channel Conveyance Improvements, Phase 3


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibilityDevelopmentROW/Utility Resolution 36,601 FY 14-15Design $333,584 FY 11-13Construction $3,481,905 FY 14-15Turnover/StartupSupport Activities $91,282 FY 11-13

Total $3,943,372

Scope: Design and construction of channel improvements on C106-08-00 from Unit C106-08-02to south of Shaver Road. A $3.48 million contract for construction of the project was awarded inOctober 2014 with a start date of February 2, 2015. Contract time is 240 calendar days.


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Location: Harris CountyCity of Houston(Near Law Park)

Precinct: 1Key Map: 534/574

C118-00-00-P001

Name: C118-00-00 Feasibility Study

Category: 4 Tributary Flood Damage Reduction ProjectStage Funded Fiscal Year


Total $200,000

Scope: Identify and recommend a flood reduction plan from a set of multiple alternatives along

HCFCD Unit C118-00-00 (Salt Water Ditch) downstream of Doulton Drive. The feasibility study

is to be a joint project with the City of Houston through an Interlocal Agreement.


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Location: Harris County(S. Shaver Rd. and SH 3)

Precinct: 2Key Map: 576 LM

C506-02-00-E004

Name: Crenshaw Stormwater Detention Basin


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibilityDevelopmentROW/Utility ResolutionDesign $235,000 FY 11-12Construction $2,250,000 FY 13-14Turnover/Startup $32,913 FY 14-15Support Activities $45,225 FY 13-14

Total $2,563,138

Scope: Construct inflow and outflow structure for the basin, finalize excavation and construct abackslope swale interceptor system. Construction of the $1.95 million project began in April 2014and completion is expected during the fall of 2015.


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(S. Richey Rd. and Queens)Precinct: 2

Key Map: 536 S T W X

C506-03-00-E001

Name: South Richey Stormwater Detention Basin


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibilityDevelopmentROW/Utility Resolution $2,404,060 FY 11-12 & 13-1Design $536,000 FY 11-12 & 13-1Construction $6,250,000 FY 13-14Turnover/StartupSupport Activities $125,427 FY 11-14

Total $9,315,487

Scope: Acquisition, design and construction of a detention basin of approximately 20 acres tomitigate proposed conveyance improvements to Unit C106-03-00, Phases 2 and 3. The $5.35million contract for construction was awarded in June 2014 with a start date of September 2,2014. Com letion of construction is antici ated in the fall of 2015.


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C100-00-00-B027

Location: Harris County(east of Mason Parkover Brays Bayou)

Precinct: 2Key Map: 535A

D100-00-00-B038Name: Galveston Sub Railroad Bridge, DS 101


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibilityDevelopmentROW/Utility Resolution $50,000 FY 13 USACE Reimbursemen

Design

Construction $1,950,000 FY 13 USACE ReimbursemenSupport Activities $12,429 FY 06-07

Total $2,012,429

Scope: Provide for the design and construction of modifications to the existing Union PacificRailroads Galveston Sub Bridge crossing Brays Bayou in the Mason Park area. The modificationswill be provided by the railroad through two proposed agreements with the District, one for design anda second for construction.


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Location: Harris County(Wheeler Street Bridge over

Brays Bayou)Precinct: 2

Key Map: 534FG

D100-00-00-B040Name: Wheeler/Lidstone Street Bridge

Category: 1 Brays Bayou Flood Damage Reduction Project

Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibilityDevelopmentROW/Utility Resolution $100,000 FY 10-11Design $350,000 FY 09-10Construction $5,000,000 FY 10-11Turnover/Startup $23,812 FY 13-14Support Activities $140,827 FY 09-10

Total $5,614,639

Scope: Demolishing the Wheeler Street Bridge and constructing a new Lidstone Street Bridge. Italso includes a small segment of channel excavation, DS 103a. Construction of the bridge beganin July 2013, was substantially completed, and was accepted by the City of Houston in May 2015.Final payment to the Contractor is expected in July, 2015.


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Location: Harris County(Lidstone to Calhoun)

Precincts: 1 & 2Key Map: 534EFG

D100-00-00-E004

Name: DS 103, Lidstone to Calhoun


Stage Funded Fiscal YearDevelopment $11,011 FY 09-10ROW/Utility Resolution $1,533,118 FY 10-11

Design In-house

Construction $11,527,663 USACE ReimbursemenTurnover/StartupSupport Activities $508,444 O&M & USACE ReimbTotal $13,580,236

Scope: Section includes widening of approximately 7,789 linear feet of channel. This section hasseveral right-of-way challenges involving University of Houston and UPRR. Construction of the$11.5 million project began in February 2015 and completion is anticipated in late fall of 2015.


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Location: Harris County(Bertner to Buffalo Speedway)

Precinct: 1Key Map: 532KLM

D100-00-00-E009Name: DS 108, Bertner to Buffalo Speedway


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibilityDevelopment

ROW/Utility Resolution $1,279,693 FY 09-10 & USACE Reim

Design $496,000 USACE Reimbursemen

Construction $13,000,000 USACE ReimbursemenTurnover/StartupSupport Activities $275,000 USACE Reimbursemen

Total $14,554,693

Scope: Section includes widening of approximately 10,227 linear feet of channel on Brays Bayoubetween Bertner and Buffalo Speedway. Design will begin in July 2015 and bids for constructionof the project are scheduled to be received in early 2016.


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Location: Harris CountyPrecinct: 3

Key Maps: 528 AB, 529A,529GL

D100-00-00-E019

Name: Control Structures, DS 19,


Stage Funded Fiscal YearDevelopmentROW/Utility Resolution $20,000 FY13-14

Design $600,000 FY13-14

Construction $3,000,000 USACE ReimbursemenTurnover/StartupSupport Activities $151,000 FY13-14Total $3,771,000

Scope: Project includes design and construction of two control structures and one inlet weir at theEldridge basin (D500-04-00), one control structure at Old Westheimer basin (D500-01-00), andone control structure at Arthur Storey Park basin (D500-06-00). Design is nearing completion andthe project is scheduled to advertise for bids in late summer, 2015

Art Storey Park Basin Old Westheimer Basin

Eldridge Basin


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Precincts: 1, 2, 3Key Map: Various

D100-00-00-G Various

Name: Brays Bayou Design and Support Services

Category: 1 Federal Flood Damage Reduction ProjectStage Funded Fiscal Year

Feasibility $1,660,338 VariousDevelopment $4,964,873 Various

ROW/Utility ResolutionDesignConstructionTurnover/StartupSupport Activities $464,524 Various

Total $7,089,735

Scope: Provide general professional services for Project Brays including Bridge Review

(G002), H & H Support (G005), Control Survey (G007), Architectural & Tree Survey (G009),

and Recreation Feasibility Study (G017).


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Location: Harris CountyCities of Southside Place, W.University Place and Houston

Precinct: 3Key Map: 532 B, F

D111-00-00-C001

Name: Poor Farm Ditch Conveyance Improvements


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibilityDevelopmentROW/Utility ResolutionDesign $800,000 FY 14-15Construction $6,000,000 FY 14-15Turnover/StartupSupport Activities

Total $6,800,000

Scope: Design and construction of approximately 3100 of channel improvements for Poor FarmDitch (D111-00-00) between Bellaire Blvd. and University Blvd. Final design of the project willbegin in July 2015. Construction may be accomplished through an Interlocal Agreement with theCity of Southside Place.


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(Near Kirkwood @ Beechnut)Precinct: 1, 3

Key Map: 529 N, P

D120-00-00-P001

Name: D120-00-00 Feasibility Study

Category: 4 Tributary Flood Damage Reduction ProjectStage Funded Fiscal Year


Total $400,000

Scope: Identify and recommend a flood reduction plan from a set of multiple alternatives that

will reduce house flooding along HCFCD Unit D120-00-00 between Cook Rd. and Boone Rd.,

a reach of approximately 1.4 miles.


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Location: Harris County(Wetlands)Precinct: 3

Key Map: 528BC

D500-04-00-E023

Name: Eldridge Detention Basin, Comp 1 & 2, Ph 9, DS 23

Category: 1 Brays Bayou Federal Flood Control Project

Stage Funded Fiscal YeaFeasibilityDevelopmentROW/Utility Resolution $100,000 FY 09-10Design In houseConstruction $13,750,000 FY 11-12Turnover/Startup $52,888

Support Activities $157,595 FY 11-12Total $14,060,483

Scope: Includes excavation of approximately 2,000,000 CY of soil for the Eldridge Detention Basin.Construction of the $12.37 million project began in July 2012 and is anticipated to be completed inJul 2015.


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Location: Harris County(near South Main andSouth Post Oak Blvd.)

Precinct: 1Key Map: 571CD

D512-01-00-E201

Name: Willow Waterhole Detention Basin, Comp 3, DS 201


Stage Funded Fiscal YearDevelopmentROW/Utility ResolutionDesign $75,130 & In-house FY 02-03Construction $10,282,400 USACE Reimb.Turnover/StartupSupport Activities $96,945 USACE Reimb.Total $10,454,475

Scope: Excavation of approximately 1.2 million cubic yards of material from Compartment 3 of theWillow Waterhole Detention Basin. Construction of the $9.98 million project started in April 2014and is scheduled for completion in August 2015.


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Location: Harris County(near South Main andSouth Post Oak Blvd.)

Precinct: 1Key Map: 571BC

D512-01-00-E202

Name: Willow Waterhole Detention Basin, Comp 1 & 6, DS 202


Stage Funded Fiscal YearFeasibility $6,629 O&M BudgetDevelopmentROW/Utility ResolutionDesignConstruction $2,624,275 USACE Reimb.Turnover/StartupSupport Activities $20,425 USACE Reimb.Total $2,651,329

Scope: Excavation of Compartments 1 and 6 of the Willow Waterhole Detention Basin. Bids forthe project were received on April 27, 2015, and award of a $2.77 million contract to the secondlow bidder is pending

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