Committee Challenges & Opportunities

As Greater West Houston grows with 1 million new residents by 2050, we must plan for adequate drainage infrastructure that will be cost-effective while at the same time preserve areas for recreation and conservation of open and green space.

Employ and expand “Frontier Channel,” an innovative drainage solution currently being explored in our area of interest—riparian corridors combining flood control, water quality, habitat and recreation

Explore expanding the detention capacity of the Barker and Addicks to help protect residential and commercial properties downstream on Buffalo Bayou

Utilize the region’s conservation areas as natural holding areas for rainfall.

Expand the recreational use of flood control detention facilities.

Drainage System Rehabilitation:

By mid century, some of the original drainage systems serving West Houston will be 80 years old.

Today, the City of Houston’s drainage system lacks a significant, dedicate funding source sized adequately to make citywide progress on the issue of rehabilitation.

A significant new city of Houston funding source must be developed to begin addressing this issue.

 

Status

• Ronnie Mullinax, executive vice president of Brown & Gay Engineers has been named chairman of the West Houston Association's Drainage & Flood Control Committee.

• The Association is accepting requests for Drainage & Flood Control participation.  Membership is limited.