B504-01-00 Stormwater Detention Basin near Ellington Field

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Recent Actions

October 26, 2021 - Harris County Commissioners Court approved a Change in Contract No. 2 with an engineering firm adding 40 calendar days and resulting in an addition of $5,954 to the contract amount in support of this project.

June 29, 2021 – Harris County Commissioners Court authorized an additional $4,481 and 20 calendar days for construction of this project.

December 2020 – Construction began

September 15, 2020 – Harris County Commissioners Court awarded a $945,096 contract for construction of repairs to this existing stormwater detention basin.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Repairs were completed in Fall 2021 to this stormwater detention basin and associated section of the B104-04-00 drainage channel near Ellington Field. Originally constructed as stormwater mitigation for the construction of Space Center Boulevard, the basin is formally identified as HCFCD Unit B504-01-00.

The project involved earthen repairs to the basin so that it will appropriately drain between storm events, leaving no open water to attract birds near the airfield. The project also replaced failed sections of concrete lining in the associated channel, replaced stormwater outfall pipes and inlet structures, and installed interceptor structures to help direct stormwater into the channel, to minimize future erosion.

Construction Advisory

The project will involve earthen repairs to the basin so that...