F-53 Rehabilitation of Channels Upstream of Addicks Reservoir

Repair Package 1 Update: 3/7/2023

Construction was anticipated to begin in fall 2022, but due to delays with the contractor work began in January 2023. Construction work on Repair Package 1 (Project ID: Z100-00-00-X308) includes repairing channels where erosion and slope failures have occurred within the Flood Control District right-of-way and/or within the channel itself. Repairs also include concrete structures and stormwater outfall failures. Construction will occur along Langham Creek and Horsepen Creek in 15 channels and tributaries (see Repair Package 1 map). Residents will see construction activity and equipment in the impacted areas and are urged to respect all warning signs and avoid impacted trails as construction proceeds.

Recent Actions

January 10, 2023 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized negotiations for materials engineering and testing services in connection with Addicks repairs Package 2.

June 28, 2022 – Harris County Commissioners Court awarded a $9,274,749 construction contract for the Addicks Watershed (Package 1) maintenance repair project.

April 26, 2022 – A project for maintenance repairs in the Addicks watershed (Package 1) has been scheduled for advertisement of construction bidding.

July 20, 2021 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized an agreement to provide engineering and testing services in the amount of $200,670 in support of repairs for this project.

June 29, 2021 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized a change in contract with no change to contract amount for this project.

March 30, 2021 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized negotiations for materials engineering and testing services for the sediment removal program in the Addicks watershed.

January 5, 2021 - Harris County Commissioners Court authorized the addition of $20,996 to the contract amount in support of construction services for this project.

January 5, 2021 - Harris County Commissioners Court authorized the reduction of the contract amount by $445,861 in support of construction services for this project.

May 19, 2020 - Harris County Commissioners Court approved updates to project details in the 2018 Bond Program List. Update increases project funding amount by $10 million for the construction bid amount received from Bond ID F-52. Additionally, a $4,217,021 agreement was authorized with an engineering firm for design, bidding, and construction phase engineering services and $9,469 was added to an existing contract agreement with another engineering firm for this project.

April 28, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved an agreement with a community association for landscaping and maintenance of the property at 4711 Whispering Falls Drive.

April 7, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved $5,144,466 for engineering services for sediment removal.

February 2020 – Construction began on Package 1.

January 20, 2020 – Construction bids are due for Package 2, with project sites on Horsepen, Langham, Bear and South Mayde creeks.

January 7, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court awarded a $5.99 million contract for construction of Package 1, with project sites on Horsepen, Langham and South Mayde Creek.

October 8, 2019 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved the watershed rehabilitation project to advertise for construction bids.

March 2018 – Construction began on the pilot project

November 13, 2018 – Harris County Commissioners Court approved a $3.9 million agreement with an engineering firm for final design of a pilot project

August 28, 2018 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized negotiations with an engineering firm for final design of a pilot project

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The goal of this program is to ensure channels are functioning at design capacity as they carry stormwater out of surrounding neighborhoods and into the federal reservoir.

The Addicks De-Silt and Repair program consists of multiple projects to evaluate, de-silt and repair channels for which the District has property rights that drain directly to the Addicks reservoir. This program will evaluate repair impacts and develop construction and maintenance plans, in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

As a part of the Flood Control District’s overall maintenance operations, this program follows the Tax Day 2016 and Hurricane Harvey storms, which sent record levels of sediment-laden stormwater through the channels leading into the reservoir and caused severe erosion in some areas.

Project Location

The program includes channels within Harris County and for which the Flood Control District has property rights. Rainfall within the 138-square-mile Addicks Reservoir watershed drains along 159 miles of open waterways, including Langham Creek (U100-00-00), South Mayde Creek (U101-00-00), Bear Creek (U102-00-00), Horsepen Creek (U106-00-00), and its tributaries.

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REPAIR PACKAGE 1 DESCRIPTION

This repair package will repair channels where erosion and slope failures have occurred within the Flood Control District right-of-way and/or within the channel itself. Repairs also include concrete structures and storm outfall failures. Construction on Repair Package 1 is expected to begin in Fall 2022 and anticipated to complete Winter 2023/24.

Repair Package 1 Areas

The scope of work for this project will take place along Langham Creek and Horsepen Creek. The repair project, Z100-00-00-X308, represents a combination of construction activities along fifteen (15) channels and tributaries.

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Trail Impacts

Name of Trail	Owner/Impacted Party	Adjacent Subdivisions
Horsepen Creek Trail, Trailside Drive Bridge entrance	Hearthstone Country Club	Fairway West, Copperfield Place
Horsepen Creek Trail from Copperfield Community Center upstream to Millbrook Drive and Longenbaugh Drive	Harris County WCID 145	Copperfield Middlegate Village, Wheatstone Village Copperstone, Copper Village, Wheatsone Village Coppercreek Village
Horsepen Creek Trail at Deputy Darren Goforth Park	Precinct 3	Canyon Lakes at Stonegate, Copperfield Estates
Sidewalk entrance off Harpers Bridge Drive and Bryant Pond Drive intersection (southern bank) / sidewalk entrance off Canaan Bridge Drive and Bryant Pond Drive intersection (northern bank) - ADDITIONAL sidewalk entrance off Harpers Bridge Drive and Concord Bridge Drive intersection (southern bank)	Horspen Bayou MUD	Concord Bridge
Hearthstone Country Club Gold Course Walking Trail, north of Cart Gate Drive and Blenheim Palace Lane intersection	Harthstone Country Club	Chemney Hill, Westbrook Lakes, Hearthstone Green
Copperfield Trails, Southcreek Village Park entrance	TBD	TBD
Copperfield Trails, Pine Falls Drive entrance, across Willow River Drive to West Road	Harris County WCID 145	Copperfield Middlegate Village, Wheatstone Village Copperstone, Copper Village, Wheatsone Village Coppercreek Village
Copperfield Trails, Willow River Drive and Town Creek Drive entrance at Labay Middle School	Labay Middle School	Copperfield Middlegate Village, Wheatstone Village Copperstone, Copper Village, Wheatsone Village Coppercreek Village
MUD 257 Park	MUD 257	N/A
MUD 257 Park entrance south of Lakeview Haven Drive and Smithstone Drive intersection	MUD 257	N/A
Stone Creek neighborhood, Burlcreek Street entrance, Northwest Harris County MUD 16	MUD 16	Stonecreek
Smithstone Drive and Hillsdale Creek Drive	MUD 257	Stonecreek
Intersection of Fry Road and Enchanted Rose, Dinner Creek trail	TBD	TBD
Walking Trail between Estates of Highland Creek and Bear Creek Meadows neighborhoods	TBD	TBD
Dinner Creek branch between Oak Landing and Lancaster neighborhoods. Entrances at Enchanted Rose and Oakwood Canyon Drive (Oak Landing) / Haven Creek Drive and River Pines Drive (Lancaster)	TBD	TBD
Berkshire Walking Trail, Berkshire Manor Lane and Sandisfield Lane intersection to Berkshire Manor Lane and Brownstone Ridge Lane intersection	MUD 276	Yorktown Villas, Villages of Langham Creek, Berkshire

Repair Package 2 Description

This repair package will repair channels where erosion and slope failures have occurred within the Flood Control District right-of-way and/or within the channel itself. Repairs also include concrete structures and storm outfall failures. Construction on Repair Package 2 is expected to begin in summer 2023 and anticipated to complete winter 2023/24.

Repair Package 2 Areas

The scope of work for this project will take place along Bear Creek, South Mayde Creek, and Langham Creek. The repair project, Z100-00-00-X323, represents a combination of construction activities along two (2) channels and one (1) tributary.

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Trail Impacts

Name of Trail	Owner/Impacted Party	Adjacent Subdivisions
East and West Bank Trails that run along the Flood Control District channel (U101-19-00) from south of Saums Rd. to Park Row Rd. off of South Mayde Creek, and crosses Fort Stanton Dr.	Fry Road MUD	Stonecreek, Westgreen, Sundown, Kenwood Club at the Park, Westgreen Reserves, Westlake and Westlake Village

DE-SILT PACKAGE 1 DESCRIPTION

This package removed accumulated sediment from Harris County stormwater channels that drain into the Addicks Reservoir. In January 2020, Harris County Commissioners Court awarded a $5.99 million construction contract for this first de-silt package. This work removed approximately 180,000 cubic yards of silt from the channels and was substantially completed by September 2020.

Package 1 De-Silt Areas

The construction project, Z100-00-00-X306, represented a combination of construction activities along three (3) channels. The scope of work consisted of excavation and off-site disposal along portions of Langham Creek, South Mayde Creek, and Horsepen Creek.

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Trail Impacts

Name of Trail	Owner/Impacted Party	Adjacent Subdivisions
Horsepen Creek trail entrances off Crossfield Drive and W Copper Village Drive	Harris County WCID 145	Wheatsone Village Coppercreek Village
Horsepen Creek Trail	Precinct 3	Canyon Lakes at Stonegate, Copperfield Estates
Horsepen Creek Trail	Harthstone Country Club	Chemney Hill, Westbrook Lakes, Hearthstone Green
MUD 167 walking trail along Bear Creek	Harris County MUD 167	Plantation Lakes
Bear Creek Trail - W Little York Rd enterance	Hemmenway Elementary School	Jasmine Heights Subdivision
Bear Creek N Trail	Horsepen Bayou MUD	Concord Bridge, Twin Lakes
Bear Creek N Trail	Horsepen Bayou MUD	Concord Bridge
Walking trail between Morton High School and Franz Elementary School	Harris County Precinct #3	Morton Ranch
Cullen Park walking trail at Barker Cypress Road	Harris County Precinct #3	Estates at Cullen Park, Barkers Branch, Rolling Green
Mayde Creek South Hike & Bike Trail	Harris County Precinct #3	Oak Ridge Place, Barker Ridge
MUD 257 Park walking trail at Lakeview Haven Drive	MUD 257	N/A
Langham Creek walking trail	MUD 16	Stonecreek
MUD 257 Park walking trail	MUD 257	Stonecreek
Walking Trail entrances from Berkshire Manor Lane	MUD 276	Yorktown Villas

Photos

De-Silt work is substantially complete in the Addicks Reservoir Watershed. The next 3 images are from Horsepen Creek as of October 10, 2020. The images show channel U106-00-00-X056 from Barker Cypress Rd. through the section just North of Deputy Darren Goforth Dog Park. This section has been completed and seeded for turf establishment. The last two images are from Bear Creek as of October 2, 2020. The images show channel U102-01-00-X020 located south of Keith Harrow Rd. and east of Queenston Rd, which is just north of Addicks Reservoir. This section has been completed and seeded for turf establishment.

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Tributary to Bear Creek U102-01-00-X020 Upstream (Pre-construction Photo taken 10-2-20)

Tributary to Bear Creek U102-01-00-X020 Upstream (Progression Photo taken 10-2-20)

DE-SILT PACKAGE 2 DESCRIPTION

This package removed accumulated sediment from Harris County stormwater channels that drain into the Addicks Reservoir. In January 2020, construction bids opened for this second de-silt package. This work removed approximately 143,800 cubic yards of silt from the channels and was substantially completed by June 2021.

Package 2 De-Silt Areas

The construction project, Z100-00-00-X307, represented a combination of construction activities along seventeen (17) channels. The scope of work consisted of excavation and off-site disposal along the tributaries of Langham Creek, South Mayde Creek, Bear Creek, and Horsepen Creek. Sediment removal was also conducted on a section of Dinner Creek. While located in the Addicks Reservoir watershed, this segment was added through the construction package that primarily addresses channels in the Barker Reservoir watershed.

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Trail Impacts

Name of Trail	Owner/Impacted Party	Adjacent Subdivisions
Concrete sidewalk around perimeter of Horsepen Creek	Hearthstone Country Club	Fairway West, Copperfield Place
Copperfield Trails	Harris County WCID 145	Copperfield Middlegate Village, Wheatstone Village Copperstone, Copper Village, Wheatstone Village Coppercreek Village
Mayde Creek Hike and Bike Trail	Harris County Precinct #3 Amber and Eric Ferguson Sergio Gutierrez	Westlake Forest Westlake Place

Photos

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Addicks Desilt is in full swing! The Harris County Flood Control District is moving forward with our projects as quickly as possible, despite the pandemic situation we’re all experiencing. The Addicks de-silt work for Bond Project ID F-53 is an essential activity for our infrastructure and will continue toward completion.

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South Mayde Creek Desilt as of March 5, 2020. The view is looking upstream from Greenhouse Road

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South Mayde Creek as of March 25, 2020. Silt and debris removal from South Mayde Creek continues. This project will help restore South Mayde to its original design condition and improve drainage throughout the area. This photo was taken upstream of Greenhouse Road looking west to Heathergold Pedestrian Bridge.

PILOT PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This work effort began with a pilot project to remove sediment from four channels near Addicks Reservoir and to restore them to their design capacity, if found to be required. On January 30, 2018, Harris County Commissioners Court awarded a $13.32 million construction contract for the Addicks Desilt pilot project.

Results of the pilot project will be used to guide procedures and develop the budget for a wider effort in the Addicks Reservoir and Barker Reservoir watersheds. A goal of this effort is to determine a cost per mile of channel de-silted and repaired. This cost data will be used to plan the work and budget on the other 17 channels, using funds from the 2018 Bond Program.

The duration of the construction activities is 780 calendar days, which began on March 19, 2019.

Pilot Project Areas

The construction Project, Z100-00-00-X260, is used to combine the construction activities along the four (4) channels, included in the Pilot Project. The scope of work consists of sediment removal and erosion/slope repairs along the downstream limits of: Langham Creek (U100), Bear Creek (U102), Horsepen Creek (U106), and Langham Tributary (U107).

Virtual Community Engagement Meeting

The Harris County Flood Control District held a Community Engagement Meeting for the Addicks Reservoir Watershed Channel De-Silt and Repair Program.

Date: Thursday, September 23, 2021
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

You can submit a comment and see the meeting presentation and video by clicking the links below.

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Virtual Community Engagement Meeting

A previous virtual public meeting was held for this project on:

Date: Thursday, October 1, 2020
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

You can submit a comment and see the meeting presentation and video by clicking the links below.

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Virtual Community Engagement Meeting

A previous virtual public meeting was held for this project on:

At: Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center
Date: Thursday, October 3, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

You can submit a comment and see the meeting presentation and video by clicking the links below.

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