Request by the Flood Control District for approval to accept from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency State and Tribal Assistance grant funds in the amount of $959,752, with a required match of $239,938, for the FY24 Community Project Funding for Keegans at Old Richmond Road Stormwater Detention Basin (Brays Bayou Watershed, Bond ID F-07, Project ID D518-03-00-E002, Precinct 4). | Community Exchange
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Request by the Flood Control District for approval to accept from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency State and Tribal Assistance grant funds in the amount of $959,752, with a required match of $239,938, for the FY24 Community Project Funding for Keegans at Old Richmond Road Stormwater Detention Basin (Brays Bayou Watershed, Bond ID F-07, Project ID D518-03-00-E002, Precinct 4).
Harris County may accept a $959,752 EPA grant to build a stormwater detention basin in southwest Houston to reduce flooding for 560 homes.
Harris County Commissioners Court will vote on July 9, 2026, on whether to accept a $959,752 U.S. EPA grant — plus a required $239,938 county match — to build a stormwater detention basin near Old Richmond Road in southwest Houston. The project, part of the Harris County 2018 Bond Program, would create three detention basin compartments across about 83 acres in the Brays Bayou watershed to reduce flood risk for roughly 560 homes, 437 acres of land, and 3.9 miles of roadway.
A detention basin near Old Richmond Road is proposed to hold stormwater during heavy rain. It sits in the Brays Bayou watershed and could affect flooding near about 560 homes and 3.9 miles of road in southwest Houston.
