White
Oak Bayou Regional Flood Control Plan; Houston, TX
The
White Oak Bayou Regional Flood Control Plan encompasses a 30-mile channel
in a 110 square mile watershed extending across north, central and western
Harris County. PATE's first involvement came in the mid-1980s. The master
plan developed an alternative to requiring individual detention facilities
for specific developments in the White Oak Bayou watershed. This plan
not only addressed future development but also provided for reductions
in existing flood hazard impacts through channel improvements and regional
detention facilities. Section 10 and Section 404 permits were acquired
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction. Scope of services
included surveys, analysis of drainage sub area hydrologic parameters,
computer modeling of the main channel and tributary storage-discharge,
hydrologic and hydraulic conditions, analysis of numerous bridge and culvert
crossings, determination of floodplain and floodway delineations, and
mapping of floodplain and floodway, preparation of the Letter of Map Revision
reports, maps and documentation for consideration and approval of FEMA.
The
White Oak Bayou Regional Flood Control Plan encompasses a 30-mile channel
in a 110 square mile watershed extending across north, central and western
Harris County. PATE's first involvement came in the mid-1980s. The master
plan developed an alternative to requiring individual detention facilities
for specific developments in the White Oak Bayou watershed. This plan
not only addressed future development but also provided for reductions
in existing flood hazard impacts through channel improvements and regional
detention facilities. Section 10 and Section 404 permits were acquired
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction. Scope of services
included surveys, analysis of drainage sub area hydrologic parameters,
computer modeling of the main channel and tributary storage-discharge,
hydrologic and hydraulic conditions, analysis of numerous bridge and culvert
crossings, determination of floodplain and floodway delineations, and
mapping of floodplain and floodway, preparation of the Letter of Map Revision
reports, maps and documentation for consideration and approval of FEMA.