Projects

The following are a few of the representative ongoing or completed projects:

  • City of Harlingen Master Drainage Plan (approximate completion date - May 2008) - The purpose of this project is to develop a master drainage plan to provide the City of Harlingen with sufficient, up-to-date, and accurate information to systematically plan and manage its draiange systems and provide a higher level flood protection to its citzens, communities, properties, and infrastructure investment.

  • Hidalgo County Countywide FEMA Flood Map Modernization Project for Federal Emergency Management Agency of Department of Homeland Security and Hidalgo County - The purpose of this project was to develop a digital flood insurance map (DFIRM) for the entire Hidalgo County based on new LiDAR topographic data.  This project involved base map DFIRM database development, LiDAR topographic data processing, detailed hydrologic and hydraulic modeling analyses, and digital floodplain database and mapping.  The project covers more than 1,850 square miles.  

  • Raymondville Flood Control Project for Hidalgo County Drainage District No.1 -  This project was sponsored by Hidalgo County Drainage District No.1 in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  The purpose of this project was to formulate and design a flood control plan to divert floodwater from North Main Drain to Raymondville Drain to reduce the existing flooding problems within the urbanized areas.  The project involved extensive LiDAR data processing, ArcGIS mapping, GeoHMS/HEC-HMS and GeoRAS/HEC-RAS hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for more than 800 square miles of watershed and more than 100 miles manmade drainage channels.

  • Penitas Master Drainage Plan for Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 - The purpose of this project was to develop a master drainage plan for the Penitas Watershed (13 square miles) to provide outfall needs for the existing and future development within the watershed.  The resulting plan will be used for the District as its drainage guidance to future development.

  • Hydrologic and Hydraulic Study of Goose Creek Hike and Bike Trail for City of Baytown and Texas Department of Transportation, Houston District - The objective of this project was to perform detailed hydrologic and hydraulic modeling evaluation to demonstrate the proposed plan will not have adverse hydraulic impact on the existing hydraulic conditions along Goose Creek and its tributaries.  The proposed trail included a series of concrete pavements, boardwalks, two existing bridges, and two new proposed bridges.