Kingwood to get $603K for flood control projects

The Harris County Flood Control District has plans for three maintenance projects to reduce flooding this fall in Kingwood channels that typically overflow.

The district has set aside approximately $603,000 for the three erosion projects.

Beth Walters, communications manager for the flood control district, said the projects received funding after the county was awarded $80 million in grants through the Natural Resource Conservation Center and some funds from FEMA. The rest of the funds will be used to conduct these types of flood maintenance projects throughout Harris County.

“The things that were identified after Harvey — other than those three repairs — have all been addressed,” said Walters, who is a Kingwood resident. “We’ve been working with the City of Houston on transferring property rights on two portions of channels from the city to the flood control district.”

• Project G-103-38-00: will focus on three areas around Walnut Lane in the Forest Cove subdivision.

Approximately 1,900 feet north of Walnut Lane there will be slope failure repairs, excavations of sloughed materials, disposal of unsuitable materials and the rebuilding of slide slopes.

Flood control district staff will also work 250 feet south of Walnut Lane on erosion repairs and pipe replacement, including reestablishing toelines, or the bottom of the channel, and rebuilding side slopes.

And erosion repair will happen 500 feet northwest of Deer Ridge Estates Boulevard where sloughed material will be excavated, toelines reestablished and side slopes rebuilt.

• Project G103-38-01: will take place 70 feet west of Chestnut Ridge Road. Slope erosion and side slope repairs will be done. The erosion on the channel is located near where Chestnut Ridge Road disconnects into St. Andrews Road.

• Project G103-41-00: will take place near Kingwood Drive in the Sand Branch area near Trail River Drive. Work approximately 1,350 feet south of Kingwood Drive will include erosion repair, reestablishing channel toelines, excavating soil to widen the channel and rebuilding of side slopes.

Approximately 250 feet farther down on Kingwood Drive there will be slope repair, including filling scouring with a well-graded mix, reestablishing channel toelines and rebuilding side slopes.

Maps and details can be found at houstonchronicle.com/kingwoodprojects.

“The things that were identified after Harvey — other than those three repairs — have all been addressed.”

Beth Walters, flood control district communications manager