{"id":167510,"date":"2025-08-22T21:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T21:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/167510\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T21:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T21:51:09","slug":"funding-expected-to-come-soon-for-clear-creek-dickinson-bayou-flood-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/167510\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding expected to come soon for Clear Creek, Dickinson Bayou flood study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tA number of cities and counties could soon begin pitching in a total of $3 million for the second phase of a study related to large flood projects slated for the region.<\/p>\n<p>If approved in the coming weeks and months\u2014which leaders with the study expect to happen\u2014the funding will come a couple of months after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave the go-ahead for the study to move forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The gist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/houston\/bay-area\/development\/2025\/07\/28\/lower-clear-creek-and-dickinson-bayou-studys-second-phase-moves-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou Water Study<\/a> completed its first phase in 2022. That was related to shoring up rainfall data and creating a list of possible projects to be carried out along the watersheds, said Galveston County Commissioner Hank Dugie, who is among the leaders of the study.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the project is moving forward to its second\u2014and what Dugie called its final\u2014phase, which will dive deeper into the overall number of projects.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Dugie said officials will begin to research the projects to justify why they\u2019re needed in terms of lives and money saved and flooding reduced.<\/p>\n<p>The projects Dugie gave as examples include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A bypass tunnel along Clear Creek<\/li>\n<li>An overland bypass channel along Dickinson Bayou<\/li>\n<li>Some regional detention basins<\/li>\n<li>Pumps and levies at Clear Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The study came two years after Hurricane Harvey flooded the Greater Houston area, including the watersheds in southeast Houston.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The cost<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The total cost of the study&#8217;s second phase is expected to be $3 million, which Dugie said he expects to come from any number of the two dozen counties and cities that have voiced support for it.<\/p>\n<p>While not set in stone, an additional $2 million for environmental work could also be needed, Dugie said.<\/p>\n<p>Dugie said he expects entities to soon begin approving funding for the study.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, federal funding for local projects, such as the Gulf Coast Protection Project in Galveston Bay, has been hard to come by at times.<\/p>\n<p>With these projects likely to be considered \u201cmega projects\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/weber.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/ew_lower_clear_creek_ad_dickinson_bayou_flood_risk_management_improvements_feasibility_study_league_city.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at the federal level<\/a>, Dugie said they will need funding. However, he is not worried that it will be difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have overwhelming and wide local support,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the math is going to show it\u2019s the right decision. It\u2019s the financially prudent decision to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Those in favor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A total of 23 cities and counties have passed resolutions supporting the study. One of the most recent ones from the city of Manvel came from an Aug. 18 City Council meeting.<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting, Mayor Dan Davis thanked Dugie for his work and called it \u201cmuch needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaguecitytx.gov\/3645\/Lower-Clear-Creek-Dickinson-Bayou-Waters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">League City<\/a>, which Mayor Nick Long said has been at the forefront of supporting the study, is planning to allocate $1.25 million to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first step to securing significant federal funds to make a real difference on flooding along the Creek and Bayou,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dugie said officials should be ready to go ahead in 2026 and begin discussions with the federal and state governments. If all goes well, a formal request could come in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The study should be wrapped up by 2028, he said. A timeline for when the projects could break ground was not given.<\/p>\n<p>Dugie said while it has been a long time coming, he believes the support in place will get the study and the required funding for any resulting projects across the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve said it takes a long time,\u201d Dugie said. \u201cSince the [1970s], we\u2019ve worked on getting a federal project in our part of the coast. 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