The Harris County Flood Control District has published its latest outlook for projects over the next 12 months with plans to put approximately $410 million worth of flood projects out to bid. These efforts are among the early waves of flood projects led by the district, with around $3.5 billion in approved Harris County flood control projects going to bid over the next five years.
The most expensive project featured in the calendar will be Phase 2A of the Genoa Red Bluff Stormwater Detention Basin project. Slated to cost $48.7 million, bidding is anticipated to open in the first quarter of 2026. The project will advance construction for a new stormwater detention basin over the course of four total phases. The site will neighbor an adjacent basin on a 62-acre plot of land.
A combined total of $40.5 million will be dedicated to completing both the first and second phases of the Dinner Creak Stormwater Detention Basin. The project is slated to go out for bids in the first quarter of 2026. The vision includes building four wet-bottom basin cells to expand discharge capacity. Additional work will include modifying the intake and discharge structures to allow additional retention capabilities by using gates. Once operational, the basin’s southwest compartment will be 339-acre-feet and the southeast compartments will be 235-acre-feet.
The county will spend $39.1 million to improve conveyance for the Taylor Gully Channel and Woodridge Stormwater Detention Basin. Bids are scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2026. Plans include building a new basin and improving stormwater conveyance to better handle and manage stormwater flow and containment. The improved basin compartment will provide up to 412-acre-feet of storage.
Another $35 million will be allocated to support Phase 1 of the Senger Stormwater Detention Basin and Channel Rehabilitation at IH-45 project, a vital Harris County flood control project. Slated to go out for bids in the first quarter of 2026, the project will build a stormwater detention basin to mitigate downstream impacts caused by conveyance improvements in nearby flood control projects.
The East TC Jester Stormwater Detention project – scheduled to open for bids in the second quarter of 2026 – will have a $32.8 million budget. The project’s holistic vision revolves around building multiple stormwater detention basin departments. The compartments will be located on a 171.5-acre plot of land owned by the district. Basins 1a and 2 will likely provide a combined 222-acre-feet of storage for the area and reduce the water surface elevation by nearly a tenth of a foot in a 100-year storm.
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