ENVIRONMENT
MOVING THEMATERIAL The Harris County Flood Control District began excavating material from the South Belt Stormwater Detention Basin and Dixie Farm Road sites in late April. The materials will be moved to the Dagg Stormwater Detention Basin.
DAGG STORMWATER DETENTION BASIN
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DAGG RD.
MCHARD RD.
SOUTH BELT STORMWATER DETENTION BASIN
ORIGINAL LOCATION
FUTURE LOCATION
BROADWAY ST.
DIXIE FARM ROAD SITE
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT / COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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After nearly two years, residents seeDixie FarmRoad dirtmoved
feature fl oating islands, a fi rst for the fl ood control district, according to the release. The South Belt Detention Basin is entering the fi nal of three phases of the project. The basin will receive water fl owing fromMud Gully north of Clear Creek. According to the HCFCD, the projects will provide enough stor- age for over 566 million gallons of stormwater. The fl ood control district acquired the site in late September 2019 following the resolution of a lawsuit over the property.
early 2022. Moving the material is part of two projects funded by the Harris County Flood Control District 2018 bond: the fi nal phase of the South Belt Storm- water Detention Basin and the Dagg Stormwater Detention Basin. Both basins were awarded a $16.9 million construction contract in January, according to a HCFCD press release. Packaging the projects together is expected to save HCFCD around $22 million, according to the same press release. The Dagg Stormwater Detention Basin will hold stormwater and will
Dagg Stormwater Detention Basin, located at Dagg Road and Cullen Boulevard near Beltway 8. The dirt from the Dixie Farm Road site will be used for sloping on the Dagg Stormwater Detention Basin. The HCFCD announced it would move the materials in late 2019 after acquiring the site. The removal of material marks the beginning of construction, which is set to end in
BY HALEY MORRISON
The Harris County Flood Control District began excavating and moving about 50,000 cubic yards of dirt material from the South Belt Basin and Dixie Farm Road sites in late April. The material was mistakenly placed on the Dixie Farm site in the Clear Creek fl ood plain nearly two years ago and is being moved to the
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