*¤ ű lţţţ Fd9 * Bl&l* *|l& G *C*:&*ũ Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence IN 2017, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS TEXAS SECTION GRADED SEVEN CATEGORIES IN ITS G.P.A. REPORT CARD FOR TEXAS INFRASTRUCTURE: AVIATION, BRIDGES, DAMS, DRINKING WATER, FLOOD CONTROL, HIGHWAYS/ROADS AND WASTEWATER. THESE GRADES 76% OF TEXAS INFRASTRUCTURE IGH WERE DEVISED FROM KEY FACTS AND DATA POINTS 1,212 H EDERAL PPROACHING THE ABOUT EACH AREA OF INFRASTRUCTURE. FLOOD F A CONTROL AND DAMS, TWO CATEGORIES OF RISK DAMS DISTASERS ARE END OF ITS SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE CRITICAL TO RESILIENCY AND STORM C- MANAGEMENT, RECEIVED GRADES OF D, MEANING THE FLOOD RELATED LIFE INFRASTRUCTURE IS POOR AND AT RISK. W HY LEADERSHIP & PLANNING PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE FLOOD CONTROL DAMS INVESTMENT SMART INVESTMENT WILL ONLY BE WE HAVE TO UTILIZE NEW WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO POSSIBLE WITH LEADERSHIP, APPROACHES, MATERIALS, AND DEFER INVESTMENT IN OUR NATION’S PLANNING, AND A CLEAR VISION FOR TECHNOLOGIES TO ENSURE OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS. OUR NATION’S INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE IS MORE RESILIENT. W H A T D D FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEXAS REPORT CARD, PLEASE VISIT infrastructurereportcard.org/Texas TELL CONGRESS TALK ABOUT THE ASK FOR FUNDING TELL CONGRESS TO MAKE LARGE-SCALE REPORT CARD GRADE WRITE YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN WHILE WE HAVE MADE SOME PROGRESS, AND ASK THEM TO FUND THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS WILL ALLOW REVERSING THE TRAJECTORY AFTER DAM REHABILITATION PROGRAM SO STATES TO LEVERAGE LOCAL AND PRIVATE DECADES OF UNDERINVESTMENT IN OUR THAT OUR STATE’S “D” DAMS CAN FUNDING AND RAISE THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRES RECEIVE THE INVESTMENT THEY NEED. U*¦8 GRADES. TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION. DamsDams Flood Control H O W ? THE POPULATION OF TEXAS WILL *lbb*d&Gld MORE THAN DOUBLE OVER THE NEXT 70 YEARS, ECLIPSING 51 MILLION IN 2070 ONLY 6% OF THESE DAMS FLOOD CONTROL DAMS HAVE GOOD ȏREQUIRE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ȏFUND EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE & PROGRAM FOR ALL HIGH HAZARD DAMS IN THE ȏDEVELOP STATE-WIDE FUNDING PROGRAM INSPECTION PROGRAMS THIS RESULTS IN MORE STATE. DEVELOPMENT ALONG ȏPROVIDE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING TO BODIES OF WATER ȏINCREASE FUNDING FOR DAM SAFETY PROGRAM UPDATE FLOODPLAIN MAPPING THROUGHOUT THE ȏDEVELOP EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS FOR ALL STATE SIGNIFICANT AND HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL DAMS ȏINVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO REDUCE ȏ REATE A STATE LOAN OR GRANT PROGRAM FLOODING Bl ld $2.5 C ȏ EVELOP REGULATION IN HIGH HAZARD AREAS BILLION D ȏSTATE AUDITOR’S OFFICE AUDIT REPORT ON THE 2016 COST Cl<CC*¥* PERCENTAGE OF ALL THE US ARMY CORPS OF AM AFETY ROGRAM ESTIMATE TO REHAB D S P MOST OWNERS LACK FEDERALLY DECLARED ENGINEERS Id*ƖLjŎí THE NON-FEDERAL SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO DISTASTERS IN TEXAS HAS DECREASED FUNDING Building Resilience Through HIGH HAZARD DAMS PERFORM REHAB WORK ON INVOLVED WIDESPREAD FOR FLOOD REDUCTION PROJECTS SOURCES IN TEXAS HIGH HAZARD DAMS DAMAGING FLOODING IN TEXAS. 1. ASCE | “2017 INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARD” 3. HTTPS://TSHAONLINE.ORG/HANDBOOK/ONLINE/ARTICLES/YBH01 Infrastructure Improvements 2. HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT (HCFCD) | 4. NOAA | HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/HGX/?N=HURRICANES_CLIMATOLOGY HTTPS://WWW.HCFCD.ORG/MEDIA/2423/HISTORYTIMELINE-24X36_FEB2018.PDF 5. HTTP://WWW.WXRESEARCH.COM/ALMANAC/HOUFLOOD.HTML *GRAPHICS CREATED AND PRODUCED BY EHRA ENGINEERING 1837 October: Racer’s Hurricane led Buff alo Bayou to 1930 May: A three day stationary storm over Harris County 1972 March: Thunderstorms led to evacuation of 700 inundate Main Street in Houston with 4’ of water. estimated an average of 8-inches of rain over the 580-square families in northeast Harris County. 2000202 May: Storms cause major fl ooding on roadways. mile area Houston. 1839 February: 5 months after opening, the Milam Street 1972 April: Flooding along Cypress Creek and Greens Bayou. 2001 June 6-9: Tropical Storm Allison, widespread fl ooding, Bridge over Buff alo Bayou was severely damaged by fl ooding. 1932 August: Freeport Hurricane caused widespread >35” of rain. White Oak Bayou was above fl ood stage and fl ooding on all of the bayous. Downtown Houston was 1972 Nov: Thunderstorms cause street fl ooding and damage. 2000 Buff alo Bayou was 3.05’ above fl ood stage. More than 6000 Project Brays 1841 February: Storms caused fl ooding that washed out fl ooded. homes were fl ooded along Brays Bayou. Greens Bayou at 59 two bridges and destroyed buildings and homes along Buff alo initiated to complete 1973 June: Sims and Greens Bayous out of theirir 75 individual projects for was 6.81’ above fl ood stage. Greens Bayou out of its banks. Bayou and White Oak Bayou. 1933 July: Tropical Storm fl ooded Houston bayous & region. banks. Families evacuated in Beechnut and Hillcroftroofft regional detention WWhite Oak at Heights 9.5’ above fl ood stage. area. Lives lost due to drownings and millions in and sststreamream 1843 October: Flooding occurs on Buff alo, White Oak,ak,, andandd 1935 December: “The Great Flood of 1935” 1937 damages reported. enhancementsnhahancnceemenntss 2003202 November: 300 homes fl ooded. 100’s of vehicles fl ooded. Brays Bayou. Bridges leading into the city were submerged.meerggeedd.. The State of inundated Houston Lighting and Power Ship Channel Texas, creates the Station & downtown buildings up to third fl oors. 1975 June: Families evacuated in Harris County . 2001 2006 June: Upper Level low remains over Houston causing 1875 September: Indianola hurricane caused Harris County Flood Houston’s Central Water Plant went under and was Initiation of the & fl ooding. 11” of rain fell south and east of Harris County. 3000 White Oak and Buff alo Bayou to be over 30 feet abovebovve Control District nonoperational for weeks. Tropical Storm established the Harris 1976: Multiplepg storms cause fl ooding & extensive damage. homes were fl ooded. normal. Bridges over Buff alo Bayou were swept awaywayy County Commissioners Allison Recovery 1940 November: Five day rain event in NE Houston Project (TSARP). Large and there was major fl ooding in Greens & Halls Bayou.you.u Court as the District’s 1978 November: Brays, Greens bayous fl ood, 2008 September: Hurricane Ike Strikes Galveston Island. causes San Jacinto and Trinity River watershed residents to network of benchmarks governing body causing street fl ooding. known as Floodplain Storm surge swamps 2,500 structures. Major power outages. be evacuate and rescued. 1879 February|August: Devastating fl ooding on Buff aloallo Reference Marks 11 deaths in Harris County >$28 Billion in damages. Bayou. Flooding downtown Houston. Major fl ooding on 1941 Sept:p Hurricane in Matagordagg causes Houston fl ooding. 1979 April: Severe storms cause over $40m in damages. Greens & Halls Bayou. 2009 April: 2100 homes fl ooded. Freeways fl ooded. 1942 July: Buff alo & White Oak Bayous fl ood out of their banks. 1979 September: Tropical Storm Elena causes extensive 1900 May: Flooding in Houston and region. 1943 July: Hurricane makes landfall near Galveston and fl ooding & 2 drownings. moved inland, fl ooding Harris County. 1900 September: The Great Galveston Hurricane 1980 January: Heavy rains. Sims & Hunting bayou overfl ow. caused over 6,000 deaths when it made landfall and led to 1943 October: Hurricane makes landfall near Freeport. 2012 July: 71 homes in Harris County and 334 homes widespread fl ooding in Harris County. Over 11,500 homes fl ooded in Harris County. 1981 May: Storms cause fl ooding in South East Houston. 2008 fl ooded by training thunderstorms. HOUSTON THROUGHH Extensive power 1945 1945 August: Hurricane near Port Aransas produced 1983 May: Storms caused fl ooding along several Harrisarrris outages caused by 2015 May: ”Memorial Day Flood” Large thunderstorm THE YEARS 1902 - 1904 Barker Reservoir record rainfalls. More than 15-inches in 24 hours and County creeks and bayous. Flooding along San Jacintoo Hurricane Ike, result complex stalls over Houston causing most freeways to be Galveston Seawall 1985 in improvements ConstructedConstrucCon HCFCD Voluntary fl ooded. Homes in Meyerland area fl ooded. constructed. It was caused major fl ooding on all bayous and streams. River upstream and downstream of Lake Houston. to Houston area Buyout Program proposed in 1875 after power grid. begins Over the decades, hurricane of Indianola. 1946 May: Storms cause fl ooding in Brays, Greens, 1983 August: Hurricane Alicia caused extensive fl oodingng 2016 April: ”Tax Day Flood” Thunderstorms stream across & Sims Bayous.y throughout Harris County. Greens Bayou bridge on Ley Roadd the upper Texas coast causing wide spread fl ooding - Jersey 1907 May: Flooding in Houston and region similar too 1948 measured 19.72 inches of rain. Houston, Texas in Addicks Reservoir 1949 Oct: Storms cause fl ooding in Brays & Greens Bayous. Village, along Cypress Creek and in Meyerland area. 1879. Constructed 1983 September: Thunderstorms south of downtown Harris County has 1950 February: Thunderstorms ahead of a cold front 2017 August: Hurricane Harvey produced record rainfall, Houston cause more than 1,000 structures to fl ood along caused rainfall over Greens Bayou. Kenwood Subdivision and is now recognized as a historic economic disaster. Brays Bayou. experienced hurricanes, residents evacuated. Massive amounts of rainfall forced the Army Corps of tropical storms, and Engineers to begin controlled water releases from Addicks & 1955 May: Thunderstorm over North Harris County 1984 October: Flooding in Cypress Creek, Greens and Barker Reservoirs in an attempt to manage fl ood levels. severe storms causing precipitated 10 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. Streets White Oak Bayous. Residents evacuated and homes fl ooded. 1913 October|December: Southwest and Northeast and homes fl ooded. Estimated Damage was $36.2 million. fl ooding, damage, and Harris County fl ooding caused bayous to be out of their banks, fl ooding downtown and citizens to be evacuated. 1957 June: Hurricane Audrey made landfall close to the 1989 May: Storms result in 1,400 homes fl ooded.