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Buffalo Bayou Community Plan Lit Tle Cyp Res S 1960 Upper Cypress Creek G a Watershed Rn E S p ri ng C re ek k Sp e ring re C C re 2920 e w k Will o 99 Buffalo Bayou Community Plan Lit tle Cyp res s 1960 Upper Cypress Creek G a Watershed rn e r Land protection, restoration, s shallow storage B Cypres ayo s C u ree k Greens Bayou Addicks Watershed G Retention, r e e creekside storage n s Addicks ReservoirWhite Oak Ba B Excavate y a o Ha y l o u ls B 75,000 acre feet ayo u C u a r p 99 e B n e t a e r r C Tunnel interceptors H s r u e B e to help reduce flooding 40-Foot n k t along Bualo Bayou in a g y Flood Tunnel 10,000 cfs B o a u y o u B u Barker Reservoir u o al y Excavate o B a 86,000 acre feet FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN COSTS ou Brays Bay Construct additional storage in the Cypress u Stream yo a 45 Reservoir boundary S B ¨¦§ Creek over�low/upper Addicks watershed $ 0.20 B i ms County Line Restore/offset Addicks storage capacity* $ 0.60 B ¤£90A Restore/offset Barker storage capacity* $ 0.90 B FEMA Flood Type )"288 Construct Buffalo Bayou Bypass Tunnel** $ 4.20 B * Provide storage to offset previously available volume Total Cost $ 6.00 B Floodway )"35 Mitigate/restore wetlands $ 0.10 B 100-year Floodplain ** on private property. Lower �lowline of reservoirs so that excavated areas drain by gravity to �lood tunnel. 500-year Floodplain 8 C l Connect 23-mile �lood tunnel from Addicks and Barker e County and State Cost Share (50%)� $ 3.00 B Reservoirs to Houston Ship Channel Turning Basin. a r Federal Cost Share (50%)� $ 3.00 B Assumes Congress authorizes 50-50 cost share. � C r11/18/2020eek BUFFALO BAYOU COMMUNITY PLAN Since Houston was founded on its banks, Buffalo Bayou watershed has been The Buffalo Bayou Community Plan is comprised of four components. The critical to the Texas Gulf Coast. After catastrophic flooding in 1929 and 1935, components of this plan are concepts that aim to accomplish the goals stated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) produced a flood mitigation plan above but require additional study. for Buffalo Bayou in 1940, which included Barker and Addicks Reservoirs. The COMPONENT 1 other elements of the Corps’ 1940 plan were never built, leaving the Buffalo Bayou watershed prone to chronic flooding. To avoid flooding homes during a Harvey-size storm and complete its plan, the Corps must find a way to convey Construct a ±40-foot diameter tunnel capable of conveying ±10,000 cubic-feet andadditional businesses. flood waters from the reservoirs to Galveston Bay. Adding flood water per second of flood water from Barker and Addicks Reservoirs to the Houston storage upstream and within the reservoirs helps keep the water out of homes Ship Channel. Tunnel interceptors along IH 10 and Buffalo Bayou will significantly increase flood protection for Harvey-type events. A force main and toexpansion the project. at the City of Houston’s East Water Purification Plant can create a The Corps’ Interim Report for the Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resilience new water source and funding for the tunnel without adding any additional cost Study favors two solutions, Alternative 2, channelizing Buffalo Bayou, and Alternative 6, constructing a reservoir on the Katy Prairie. The community COMPONENT 2 opposes these alternatives. Community opposition to channelization of Buffalo Bayou has only grown since Terry Hershey and George H. W. Bush opposed it more than 60 years ago. A massive reservoir on the Katy Prairie would destroy Provide ±86,000 acre-feet of compensating storage within Barker Reservoir a critical ecosystem and face fierce community opposition. If the Corps seeks costs.to offset the loss of volume on private property. Using fill material to create effective flooding solutions and achieving community support, the Buffalo Bayou topography can add ecological and recreational value and reduce transportation Community Plan provides a road map that will achieve these dual purposes. The• Buffalo Bayou Community Plan is formulated with the following goals: COMPONENT 3 Contain and convey the storm events similar in magnitude to Hurricane • Harvey (2017). Provide ±75,000 acre-feet of compensating storage within Addicks Reservoir to offset the loss of volume on private property. Similar benefits and opportunities Contain flood waters within the boundaries of federally owned lands for • are available in Addicks Reservoir. Barker and Addicks Reservoirs. COMPONENT 4 Add conveyance downstream of Barker and Addicks Reservoirs without • channelizing Buffalo Bayou. Provide land protection and restoration, shallow storage areas in the upper Reduce flooding conditions in Buffalo Bayou watershed downstream of the watershed. • Cypress Creek watershed, and retention and creekside storage in upper Addicks reservoirs resulting from local rainfall. Minimize environmental impacts and enhance long term environmental • benefits. stakeholders. Have broad and prolonged community support from a diverse group of 11/18/2020.
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