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HighWater Utilities

Countywide master drainage plan identifies 17 flood problem areas

Two big drainage moves: buying into Kane Island's detention ponds for three road projects at ~8% of cost, and a $5.1 million state-grant-funded regional detention facility on the old airport property with the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District. As the fastest-growing county in Texas, flood control is getting expensive attention.

3 mentionsLast discussed Jun 10, 2026

HighWater Utilities

Inline detention variance for drainage

The engineer's office got approval for an inline detention variance — putting a detention pond within a drainage channel — based on hydraulic analysis showing no added flood risk to other properties.

2 mentionsLast discussed Apr 29, 2026