Jennifer
Dyke, Study Manager from Harris County Flood Control District, will
provide a brief presentation about Charting Buffalo. The study covers
32 miles of Buffalo Bayou, eastward from the Barker Reservoir to the
Houston Ship Channel Turning Basin, along with 7 miles of lower White
Oak Bayou from Loop 610 to its confluence with Buffalo Bayou near
downtown Houston. The study area also includes about a dozen selected
tributaries such as Rummel Creek, Turkey Creek, Soldier Creek and Little
White Oak Bayou. Charting
Buffalo is a collaborative effort, pulling together both the Flood
Control District’s work to reduce flooding risks and damages and many
independent plans and projects aimed at enhancing and protecting Buffalo
and lower White Oak bayous. This unique process involves a wide range
of interests and community groups that care about the bayous and
understand their importance for flood damage reduction, recreation and
the environment. The goal of Charting Buffalo is to incorporate a range
of positive ideas, to balance expectations for these important
waterways, and to unite the public in supporting a plan for their
future. The finished product will include recommendations for ways to
reduce flooding risks and damages, reduce erosion through streambank
stabilization, and improve water quality. It will also include ideas
that consider the recreational, environmental and aesthetic potential of
these important waterways. The Flood Control District expects to
complete the Charting Buffalo study in early 2012. Here is a copy of Jennifer's Charting Buffalo presentation. |
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