Government
BY MELISSA ENAJE & JULIANNA WASHBURN
Additional flood relief set for Meyergrove Houston City Council approved an interlocal agreement related to construction on a new detention basin at its meeting Oct. 22, which would provide additional flood relief for residents in Southwest Houston. The new detention basin is phase two of the Meyergrove Stormwater Detention Basin project, which will be located just west of the completed stormwater basins inside Loop 610 that were finished in early 2025. Phase two will bring in around 8.1 additional acre-feet of water storage to reduce the risk of street flooding for residents along North Braeswood Boulevard, according to the meeting agenda. The timeline A groundbreaking for phase two is anticipated for mid-2026, with $1 million earmarked in the project total for the cost of phase two.
$6M bonds issued for drainage program Bellaire City Council unanimously approved issuing $6 million in general obligation funds on Oct. 20 to pay for the city’s capital drainage program, which includes projects such as the Cypress Ditch Improvements Project. The framework City Council also unanimously authorized the hiring of Bellaire-based Quiddity Engi- neering for project management oversight. City officials said they will issue the first work order with Quiddity, which includes onboarding staff from the firm to work directly with Bellaire officials and conduct- ing inspections. City staff will return to council in approx- imately six months for future work order approvals.
Meyergrove Stormwater Detention Basin As of Oct. 22, phase two of the project was in the design phase just west of the site of the first basin.
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One acre-foot of water is equivalent to 325,851 gallons .
NOTE: THE MAP ABOVE IS AN ESTIMATION OF WHERE THE NEW STORMWATER BASIN WILL BE LOCATED.
SOURCES: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, CITY OF HOUSTON/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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