Halls Bayou - SWA Group
Halls Bayou
SWA is the urban design sub-consultant to a team of civil engineers, hydrologists, fluvialgeomorphologists and Public Engagement specialist for this watershed “vision” and flood damage reduction project. Halls drains an area of 44.6 miles for a population of 196,000 located on a north, northeast arc of Houston between the Intercontinental Airport and Downtown. Repeated flood damage to homes and businesses have precipitated a number of actions over the past decades including the buy-out of hundreds of homes and the construction of a regional storm water basin. But progress has been intermittent and slow. The local flood control agency, HCFCD, facing significant delays and funding challenges through the Federal COE implementation program and continued flooding in the watershed, has launched this project as a locally funded initiative. With greater flexibility in demonstrating cost / benefits, HCFCD has included a community redevelopment component to look broadly at opportunities to make public improvements and partner with other entities to coordinate invested dollars. SWA is leading the creation of a community framework plan and developing the conceptual ideas to enhancing flood control elements including the main channel, detention basins, and tributaries for improved water quality, habitat restoration, recreation, neighborhood connectivity, and higher real estate values.
SWA Group: www.swagroup.com
Location Houston, Texas Client Harris County Flood Control District Brown & Gay Engineers SWA Scope Master Planning - Urban Design Develop a watershed master plan and design recommendations for multi-use channel and storm water storage basins Size 20.24 miles (32.57 km)
SWA is the urban design sub-consultant to a team of civil engineers, hydrologists, fluvialgeomorphologists and Public Engagement specialist for this watershed “vision” and flood damage reduction project. Halls drains an area of 44.6 miles for a population of 196,000 located on a north, northeast arc of Houston between the Intercontinental Airport and Downtown. Repeated flood damage to homes and businesses have precipitated a number of actions over the past decades including the buy-out of hundreds of homes and the construction of a regional storm water basin. But progress has been intermittent and slow. The local flood control agency, HCFCD, facing significant delays and funding challenges through the Federal COE implementation program and continued flooding in the watershed, has launched this project as a locally funded initiative. With greater flexibility in demonstrating cost / benefits, HCFCD has included a community redevelopment component to look broadly at opportunities to make public improvements and partner with other entities to coordinate invested dollars. SWA is leading the creation of a community framework plan and developing the conceptual ideas to enhancing flood control elements including the main channel, detention basins, and tributaries for improved water quality, habitat restoration, recreation, neighborhood connectivity, and higher real estate values.
SWA Group: www.swagroup.com
Location Houston, Texas Client Harris County Flood Control District Brown & Gay Engineers SWA Scope Master Planning - Urban Design Develop a watershed master plan and design recommendations for multi-use channel and storm water storage basins Size 20.24 miles (32.57 km)
