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Yes We Can!
(Keep our Levees Safe)
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 881 Counties Nationwide with
Levees
 16 Levee Improvement Districts
in FBC
 41 Flood Control Entities in Fort
Bend County
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Fort Bend County Floodplains
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Fort Bend County Levees
Fort Bend LID’s 80 miles of levee protect:
~ $10 billion of property
Master Planned Communities
• First Colony
• Riverstone
• Greatwood
Over 100,000 residents
• Sienna Plantation
Downtown Sugar Land
• River Park
Hospitals, retail, business & hotels
• Telfair
Critical transportation arteries
• New Territory
• U.S. Highway 59
• Pecan Grove
• Hwy 6 (Coast evacuation artery)
• Avalon
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Local Levee Safety Made Simple
 Accurate Mapping of Flood Risk
 Best Design Criteria
 Quality Construction Methods
 Dependable Operation &
Maintenance Standards
 Proper Emergency Planning
 Communicate Flood Risk
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Fort Bend County LID # 2 Organization
District Management Utilizing Outside Resources
Elected
Commissioners
Court
Legal
Communications
Engineering
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FBC LID #2
Appointed Board
of Directors
Operations &
Maintenance
General Manager
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Bookkeeping
Accounting
Tax Collection
Construction
Management
Fort Bend County Texas – Who We Are
Forbes: Fort Bend County
No. 1 in Job Growth
• Fort Bend County takes top spot in Forbes
Magazine’s list of “Best Places to Get Ahead.”
• 2nd Fastest Growing County of all Counties in Texas
• Current Population of 585,375
• Consistently Ranked in Top 3% of U.S. Counties in 5
Key Demographic Measures.
• Home to 3 of top 10 best selling MPC in USA
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Tomorrow – Moving Forward!!
 National Standards for Levee Design
 Better Operation & Maintenance
Standards
 Reasonable Time for Improvement
Implementation
 More interaction between Corps &
FEMA (Re-Cert. and Inspection)
 Local Sponsor (Community) Purchases
NFIP Policy
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The Bottom Line
 One Size Does NOT Fit All
 Different Residual Risks for Different Systems
 Key Elements Affecting Residual Risk
 Level of Protection
 Op. & Maintenance Standards
 Management
 Financing
 More Local Responsibility
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Flood Control Summary
“Without flood control,
nothing else matters . . . “
Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana
Contact Information:
André McDonald
President of Fort Bend County LID #2
Email: [email protected]
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