Projects

Levee Raising Project Summary

FBCLID 11 is excited to announce that the District recently completed construction on a project that has raised the height of the levee. The levee, which was raised by approximately 2 feet, is now 6 feet above the current 100-year flood elevation of the Brazos River. This exceeds all federal and local regulations and makes it one of the safest levees in Fort Bend County. As part of the project, the District made one of the detention ponds deeper, which increases the volume for storing rain water inside the levee.

The District is continuing to improve the levee and drainage system in several ways. Current projects include completing a third pump station to serve the District as well as significantly increasing the pumping capacity of the two existing pump stations.

Expansion of Pump Station No. 1

Construction of the expansion of pump station no. 1 has begun. The contractor is working on the installation of sheet pile shoring that will allow them to excavate and begin the installation of the additional pump station.

We apologize for the noise related to the driving of the sheet piles, but it is necessary in order to construct the station. According to the contractor’s scheduled, the driving of the sheet piles should be complete by the end of next week (9/18/2020) weather permitting. At this time the noise coming from the job site should be greatly reduced. However, the construction will be on-going for several more months.

The District apologizes for this and future inconveniences but please know it is for the greater flood protection of all residents of Greatwood. Thank you all for your understanding and support.

Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020 Update

The City of Sugar Land is currently updating the 2020 Hazard Mitigation Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to identify natural and man-made hazards, activities to reduce losses from those hazards, and establish a coordinated process to implement the Plan. The City needs your input to create a safer, more disaster-resilient community. The Survey is comprised of 30 questions and is divided into the following three sections:

This survey consists of three sets of questions:

  1. The first section identifies demographic information used to correlate responses to the questionnaire.
  2. The second section involves potential hazards near you and whether your knowledge of potential hazards influenced your decision to choose where you live.
  3. The last section is about your experience and knowledge of natural and non-natural hazards in general and steps your household has taken to prepare for hazardous events.

Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Survey

For more information, please visit the City of Sugar Land’s Hazard Mitigation Plan Update page.