Author: FBLID 15

Community Meeting

Please mark your calendars. LID 15 will conduct a community meeting on Wednesday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. at The Clubhouse at Riverstone, 18353 University Boulevard, Sugar Land.

The Board and consultants will provide an update on current and on-going flood protection and drainage projects.

If you have any specific questions you would like to have addressed at the community meeting, please submit them in writing (https://www.fblid15.com/contact-us) no later than the end of the day on Friday, June 22.

This meeting is intended for LID 15 residents. It is our understanding that LID 19 will conduct a separate community meeting on June 9th.

Status Report on Post-Harvey Action

  • Capital Projects:
    • Temporary supplemental pumps (purchased together with LID 19 to provide a total of 80,000 additional gpm) – ordered, June 2018 anticipated delivery.
    • Drainage improvements between Prestwick and Providence – pipeline relocation agreement approved, work anticipated to begin in May 2018.
    • Pump Station at Snake Slough – currently under design.
    • Interconnect for Snake Slough/Steep Bank Creek – currently under design.
    • Interconnect for Alcorn Bayou/Steep Bank Creek – currently under design.
    • Road access improvements at Alcorn Bayou pump station – in progress
    • Pump Station at Lost Creek – in discussion with other districts within Steep Bank Creek watershed for regional participation.
  • Operations
    • Staff gauges at Steep Bank Creek pump station, Alcorn Bayou pump station, Snake Slough, Pecan Manor outfall, and AS 12 detention pond – ordered
    • Digital emergency bulletin boards – in review
    • Expansion of emergency alert system (text messages and emails) – underway
    • Development of improved communications protocol and website modifications – underway

Additional projects are being considered by the District.  A comprehensive update will be posted here in June 2018.  The LID Board is also working to schedule a community meeting in May 2018.

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Supplemental Pump Purchase

The LID 19 and LID 15 Boards have voted to approve the purchase of 12 supplemental pumps to provide an additional pumping capacity of over 80,000 gallons per minute. The supplemental pumps, together with the existing permanent pumps, will double the total combined pumping capacity at Steep Bank Creek (up to 160,000 gallons per minute ) this year.

Delivery of the supplemental pump is anticipated in June 2018. The pumps will be stored at the Steep Bank Creek pump station site and will be trailer-mounted so that they can be moved to alternate locations within LID 19 or LID 15 if necessary. An announcement will be posted to the websites once the pumps are delivered.

In addition to the supplemental pumps, both LIDs have undertaken measures to implement after-action recommendations. Please visit your LID website to see what has been approved to date.