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Region 1

The following counties under Region 1 will benefit from projects that are large-scale and collaborative among multiple agencies and authorities. The projects will focus on restoring and rebuilding natural habitats to better protect and support communities, as well as improving regional resiliency related to coastal storms and other issues of concern that negatively impact the area

Map of Region 1

Region 1 Counties: Brazoria, Harris, Jefferson, Orange

Brazoria County
  • Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge GIWW Shoreline Protection: R1-10
    This project would reinforce the banks on the bay side of the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge to prevent further erosion, create wetland habitat and more closely monitor erosion along the shoreline.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Project is conceptual. This project would reinforce the banks on the bay side of the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge to prevent further erosion, create wetland habitat and more closely monitor erosion along the shoreline.
  • Follet's Island Marsh Restoration: R1-11
    To protect critical habitat including estuarine wetlands, freshwater wetlands and tidal flats, this project would restore up to 2,600 acres of wetlands on Follet's Island, on the southwest side of Christmas Bay.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: This project is conceptual. To protect critical habitat including estuarine wetlands, freshwater wetlands and tidal flats, this project would restore up to 2,600 acres of wetlands on Follet’s Island.
  • Oyster Lake - West Bay Breach Protection - Phase 3: R1-17
    This phase (Phase 3) of the project would expand the previous enhancement and restoration project to directly protect an additional 10,000 to 13,000 linear feet of shoreline from erosion and habitat conversion at Oyster Lake.
    Project status: E&D
    GLO amount funded: 60,000
    Leveraged amount funded: 4,540,000
    Leveraged funding sources: USFWS (40,000); GOMESA (4,500,000)
    Total amount funded: 4,600,000
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Project could be designed to accept BUDM. Site is close proximity to GIWW. E&D funds provided by USFWS should be received by GBF in late 2018. E&D to begin as soon as GLO funding agreements are in place (CEPRA/GOMESA)
  • Follet's Island Nourishment and Erosion Control: R1-23
    To protect the Gulf shoreline, the project would use stone groins at Surfside Beach and place beach nourishment materials at the southern end of Follet's Island. The nourishment effort does not have a significant offshore sand source that is locally viable. This creates a challenge of either pursuing small-scale projects using upland sand sources or promoting larger projects that benefit from a single mobilization that requires a more distant sand source. It is recommended that the region pursue projects on the scale of 2 miles of shoreline at a cost of $10 million to $20 million per phase (excluding structures), with a strong emphasis on beneficial use of dredged materials to reduce the cost.
    Project status: shovel ready
    GLO amount funded: 2,382,500
    Leveraged amount funded: 6,816,831
    Leveraged funding sources: Brazoria County (140,000); RESTORE (6.2 mil); FEMA (476,831)
    Total amount funded: 9,199,331
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Two projects under this scope have received funding (Village of Surfside Groin and Beach Nourishment and Follet's Island Feeder Beach ). Pedestrian beach groin system slated for construction, as well as renourishment incorporating Hurricane Harvey renourishment.
  • Follet's Island Conservation Initiative: R1-36
    The Follet's Island Conservation Initiative is a partnership effort to acquire and protect 1,300 acres on the island and transfer title to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.
    Project status: E&D
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: 2,150,000
    Leveraged funding sources: NFWF, NRDA, RESTORE
    Total amount funded: 2,150,000
    Total estimated cost: 5,000,000
    Project comments: Using DWH NRDA funds, the Trustees have purchased several tracts and may purchase additional tracts if funding allows. Total estimated cost is 5 million
  • Columbia Bottomlands Preservation: R1-38
    Under this project, agricultural lands in the Brazos River and San Bernard River floodplains would be acquired and bottomland hardwood forest habitats would be restored. Over 1,800 acres have been acquired to date, but additional funding is requested to complete the project.
    Project status: E&D
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Conceptual project. Under this project, agricultural lands in the Brazos River and San Bernard River floodplains would be acquired and bottomland hardwood forest habitats would be restored
  • West Galveston Bay Acquisition Program: R1-40
    This project would develop a program to provide assistance to natural resource agencies, environmental organizations and land managers to acquire available properties on the Houston-Galveston mainland and Galveston Island.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NRDA
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: This project would develop a program to provide assistance to natural resource agencies, environmental organizations and land managers to acquire available properties on the Houston-Galveston mainland and Galveston Island. NRDA funding secured (amount TBD)
  • Greater Armand Bayou Preservation Project: R1-44
    This project would allow for land acquisition and prairie preservation within the Greater Armand Bayou. Armand Bayou is a meandering estuarine stream 13 miles in length, emptying through a narrow mouth into Clear Lake, a tertiary bay of the Galveston Bay system. Its watershed encompasses 63.5 square miles of urban and suburban development, NASA's Johnson Space Center and the Bayport petrochemical complex.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Conceptual project. This project would allow for land acquisition and prairie preservation within the Greater Armand Bayou.
  • Freeport Hurricane Flood Protection Levee: R1-49
    This project is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Study, which has been approved for design and construction. The project would include raising 13.1 miles of existing earthen levees, constructing or reconstruction of 5.5 miles of floodwall, and installing navigable sector gates at the Dow Barge Canal. The project also would replace 10 vehicle closure structures at rail road crossings and add erosion protection. Additionally, the Highway 332 crossing would be raised and reconstructed, 4 drainage structures would be installed, and the floodwall at Port Freeport's Berth 5 dock would be raised. Velasco Drainage District, the non-federal sponsor, would be responsible for paying back up to 35 percent of the total project cost over the next 30 years, or $249,107,000.
    Project status: E&D
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: 701,493,442
    Leveraged funding sources: BBA 18 ($3.9 B- total is for projects R1-47-49 combined)
    Total amount funded: 701,493,442
    Total estimated cost: 711,800,000
    Project comments: R1-47 - R1-49 are being funded $3.9 B under Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA 18) and will result in improvements to the existing Hurricane Flood Protection Systems in Freeport and Port Arthur, TX. It will also include construction of 27 miles of new levees and flood walls in Orange County, TX.
Harris County
  • City of Seabrook Wastewater Treatment Plant Relocation: R1-32
    This project would relocate the City of Seabrook's wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to an area further inland and better protected from storm surge and flooding. The operating capacity of the WWTP is 2.5 million gallons per day and serves Seabrook, Pasadena and parts of El Lago. The current location of the plant is 3 feet elevation and is 14 feet below base flood elevation. The proposed, new location for the plant would be at 17 feet elevation and 5 feet above base flood elevation. The City of Seabrook has a permit and has completed engineering for a capital improvement project to relocate the WWTP, but bidding and construction are on hold pending funding.
    Project status: E&D
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: 35,208,265
    Leveraged funding sources: FEMA HMGP Grant (26,381,198.75); City of Seabrook (8,827,066.25)
    Total amount funded: 35,208,265
    Total estimated cost: 35,208,265
    Project comments: E&D in progress, currently at 30% design. Total project cost is 35,308,265 (fully funded). E&D costs are ~6 million and construction costs are 29.3 million
  • Cedar Bayou Acquisitions: R1-37
    This project would preserve critical natural areas in the Cedar Bayou watershed through acquisition projects. Much of the Cedar Bayou watershed is undeveloped except for the City of Baytown and the City of Mont Belvieu. The watershed is primarily rural and agricultural, with the most development activity related to large commercial grass farming operations. Development of residential housing and/or industrial and commercial facilities are expected to increase slowly. Most of the primary stream and floodplain is environmentally sensitive due to the estuarine wetlands in the lower reaches and the undeveloped natural channel reaches upstream of Baytown. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department considers the area around the mouth of Cedar Bayou to be a critical wildlife habitat.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Addresses coastal non-point source pollution. GOMESA fnding secured (amount TBD)
  • East and West Galveston Bay Watershed, Wetland and Habitat Conservation: R1-39
    The Galveston Bay Estuary Program's (GBEP's) Conservation Assistance Program identifies perpetual land conservation as one of the best strategies to protect the biodiversity and overall health of the Galveston Bay estuarine system. GBEP, Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) and other partners would protect approximately 5,000 acres of coastal wetlands and other natural areas critical to water quality and habitat protection via conservation easements or purchasing development rights or fee titles. The project is scalable in terms of time and funding, and would ideally be implemented over a 5- to 7-year time frame at a cost of approximately $3 million per year. Administration and due diligence funding are secured from the GBEP through August 2023. Additional funds are requested to acquire several properties identified by GBEP and GBF where landowner outreach is completed.
    Project status: acquired
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: 13,210,000
    Leveraged funding sources: GBEP (600,000); NFWF (10.5 mil); Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Program, USDA Argicultural Easement Program, CWPPRA, NAWCA, USFWS Texas Coastal Program, Private Sources; GOMESA
    Total amount funded: 13,210,000
    Total estimated cost: 25,600,000
    Project comments: Project is the second phase of the East/West Bay and CAP; several projects have been identified and landholder outreach completed. Project has multiple targeted acquisitions identified, in progress, or completed. Partners are pursuing a wide array of funders, and acquisition total of project is scalable up and down. Several grants have already been awarded, and additional funding for due diligence will be provided by the USFWS Texas Coastal Program in the next fiscal year. Total Needed: $25.6M
Jefferson County
  • Willow Lake Shoreline Stabilization: R1-2
    The project would construct approximately 6,000 linear feet of breakwater structures along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW). The project also would construct more than 20,000 linear feet of marsh terraces, a 1,000-foot-long inverted siphon, and a 2,200-foot-long diversion ditch on the south side of the GIWW to deliver freshwater to the higher elevations of the lower Willow Lake Watershed in the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge. Permitting and construction are pending for this project.
    Project status: under construction
    GLO amount funded: 5,000
    Leveraged amount funded: 5,650,000
    Leveraged funding sources: GOMESA (2,150,000); USFWS (3,500,000)
    Total amount funded: 5,655,000
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Construction of terraces, and planting is completed. Siphons are under permit review. The USFWS will continue to be responsible for long-term biological monitoring of the area. Project is being combined with R1-42 (Star Lake Control Structure)
  • Sabine-Neches Waterway Dredge Placement Island Habitat Restoration: R1-5
    This project would restore remnants of a 15-acre island that once protected the navigation channel at the northern end of Sabine Lake at Pleasure Island by using dredged material to build up the island and construct up to 2,000 feet of breakwater. The project also would restore up to 40 acres of island habitat on the Sabine-Neches Waterway in Jefferson County, along the southern boundary of the navigation channel, separating the channel from Sabine Lake. The restored habitat would contain wetlands and vegetated shallows. Based on available funding, the project also could be configured as a single breakwater without beneficial use of dredged material (BUDM) or planting, This could reduce the project cost by approximately $2.5 million.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Conceptual project. This project would restore remnants of a 15-acre island that once protected the navigation channel at the northern end of Sabine Lake at Pleasure Island by using dredged material to build up the island and construct up to 2,000 feet of breakwater
  • McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge Shoreline Restoration: R1-19
    This project would include beach nourishment and dune restoration along 30 miles of existing beach ridge at McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge, extending eastward to Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge. Due to lack of sediment and funding availability, a recommendation of restoring 2-mile stretches of shoreline, focused on areas of critical need, is proposed at a cost of $10 million to $20 million per phase. Concurrent with material placement, the project would include removal of abandoned oil drums and debris. The first 2 miles of nourishment are completed, but additional funding is needed to continue the project and restore the remaining 28 miles.
    Project status: shovel ready
    GLO amount funded: 346,737
    Leveraged amount funded: 83,360,000
    Leveraged funding sources: Jefferson Co., McFaddin NWR Refuge; GOMESA (15 mil); NFWF (26.5 mil); NRDA (15.5 mil); USFWF (15 mil), RESTORE (10 mil); SDF (0.5 mil)
    Total amount funded: 83,706,737
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: $26.5 million awarded to GLO from NFWF. This project will restore approximately 17 miles of the beach dune ridge system along  McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) from High Island, Texas to Sea Rim State Park using dredged material from offshore sources. There is some design work and planning underway on a project, Construction funding is in place from FWS and is anticipated before 2023.
  • Texas Point Beach Nourishment Project: R1-21
    This project would conduct beach restoration at Texas Point using beneficial use of dredged material, or other innovative methods. The design phase of this project would consider how the beach ridge restoration ties into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Coastal Texas Study planning efforts.
    Project status: shovel ready
    GLO amount funded: 5,000
    Leveraged amount funded: 22,650,000
    Leveraged funding sources: USFWS (22,650,000)
    Total amount funded: 22,655,000
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: The design phase of this project considers how the beach ridge restoration ties into the U.S. Army Corps of  Engineers’ Coastal Texas Study planning efforts. Data collection/permitting/design have all been completed.
  • Sabine Pass Jetty Repair: R1-24
    This project proposes a study to conduct an alternatives analysis for the best methodology to repair the jetties at Sabine Pass. The jetties are large, stone structures that stabilize the entrance to the Sabine-Neches Waterway, a channel providing access to Sabine Lake. The Sabine-Neches Waterway is the third largest waterway by cargo volume and is used by commercial vessels carrying, among others, petrochemicals, liquified natural gas, bulk liquid cargo and military cargo.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Conceptual project. This project proposes a study to conduct an alternatives analysis for the best methodology to repair the jetties at Sabine Pass.
  • Sabine-Neches Channel Shoreline Protection: R1-25
    This project would place shoreline armoring along the entire Sabine-Neches navigation channel to prevent erosion caused by ship wakes.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Conceptual project. This project would place shoreline armoring along the entire Sabine-Neches navigation channel to prevent erosion caused by ship wakes.
  • Southeast Texas Regional Water Supply Study and Improvements: R1-26
    This project would involve conducting a multi-county water supply study for Jefferson County and Orange County to identify water quantity needs for various sectors, such as industrial, residential and commercial. This project would include planning for the design and construction of additional freshwater storage tanks/towers; assessing the viability of elevating water treatment plants and retrofitting freshwater intake pumps at the Lower Neches Valley Authority; and prioritizing critical infrastructure improvements.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Conceptual project. This project would involve conducting a multi-county water supply study for Jefferson County and Orange County to identify water quantity needs for various sectors, such as industrial, residential and commercial.
  • Southeast Texas Regional Wastewater Treatment Improvements: R1-28
    This project would create a regional wastewater treatment plan for Jefferson County and Orange County to review and assess risk mitigation options for infrastructure that could be in danger of flooding or overwhelmed by large volumes of wastewater (sewage) treatment needs during peak rainfalls. The planning team would investigate an array of mitigation alternatives, including elevating lift stations, wastewater treatment facilities, and other critical infrastructure; creating new wastewater treatment facilities to improve the treatment capacity in Adams Bayou and Cow Bayou watersheds; transitioning unincorporated areas of the City of Orange from septic sewers to a centralized system; and prioritizing wastewater treatment infrastructure in need of upgrades.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Conceptual project. This project would create a regional wastewater treatment plan for Jefferson County and Orange County.
  • Southeast Texas Regional Drainage Study and Improvements: R1-31
    This project would create a regional stormwater drainage plan for Jefferson County and Orange County. The plan would include a study to look at regional drainage during small- and large-scale storm events to ensure that a holistic drainage plan is understood and able to be enacted by the affected counties. A regional planning effort would determine the most appropriate infrastructure improvements to mitigate flood risk and improve resiliency for this region.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: The project concept  has been replaced by TWDB’s flood infrastructure planning process in addition to GLO’s river basin study in the area. Another parallel effort is not needed. The intended scope is ongoing by these other projects.
  • Salt Bayou Siphons: R1-41
    Under this project, two siphons would be installed in the Salt Bayou system to restore a hydrologic connection between the freshwater wetland systems north of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), and degraded wetlands south of the GIWW. Funding is secured for this project and is currently awaiting permit approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This project is one component of larger efforts to restore the Salt Bayou Watershed, as it is also one of the goals for projects R1-2 (Willow Lake Shoreline Stabilization) and R1-42 (Replace Water Control Structure at Star Lake).
    Project status: ongoing
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: 8,340,238
    Leveraged funding sources: NFWF ($5,186,000), NAWCA- Ducks Unlimited($1.69 mil), TWP Foundation ($363,820), Jefferson County ($1.1 mil)
    Total amount funded: 8,340,238
    Total estimated cost: 8,340,228
    Project comments: This project is a component of the larger Salt Bayou Restoration Plan to protect the 139,000 acre landscape. The project is designed and funded. Project is 90% completed as of March 2020, with an estimated completion by 6/30/20.
  • Replace Water Control Structure at Star Lake: R1-42
    This project would improve the Star Lake water control structure to help protect the Salt Bayou system. The water control structure helps to regulate the flow of freshwater into Star Lake, which impacts how freshwater is distributed throughout the wetlands in the adjacent area.
    Project status: under construction
    GLO amount funded: 5,000
    Leveraged amount funded: 5,650,000
    Leveraged funding sources: GOMESA (2,150,000); USFWS (3,500,000)
    Total amount funded: 5,655,000
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Combined with R1-2 (Willow Lake Shoreline Stabilization)
  • Port Arthur Hurricane Flood Protection Levee: R1-48
    This project is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Study, which has been approved for design and construction. The project would include raising 5.5 miles of earthen levees, construction or reconstruction of 5.7 miles of floodwall, and construction of 1,830 feet of a new earthen levee in Port Neches northwest of the existing northern terminus. Additionally, the project would replace 26 vehicle closure structures and add erosion protection. Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7, the non-federal sponsor, would be responsible for paying back up to 35 percent of the total project cost over the next 30 years, or $308,657,000.
    Project status: E&D
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: 869,130,468
    Leveraged funding sources: BBA 18 ($3.9 B- total is for projects R1-47-49 combined)
    Total amount funded: 869,130,468
    Total estimated cost: 881,900,000
    Project comments: R1-47 - R1-49 are  being funded $3.9 B under Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA 18) and will result in improvements to the existing Hurricane Flood Protection Systems in Freeport and Port Arthur, TX.  It will also include construction of 27 miles of new levees and flood walls in Orange County, TX.
Orange County
  • Old River Cove Restoration: R1-3
    This project would rebuild up to 131 acres of degraded islands—Sydnes and Stewts Islands—that once protected the Sabine-Neches Waterway at the northern end of Sabine Lake in front of Old River Cove. Once the islands are stabilized, the project would use additional beneficial use of dredged material to restore portions of the Lower Neches Wildlife Management Area’s (LNWMA) 640 acres of estuarine wetlands, 140 acres of shallow-water habitat and 430 acres of freshwater wetlands or uplands.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: The portion to be undertaken on Lower Neches WMA has not begun beyond conceptual restoration ideas.
  • Bessie Heights Wetland Restoration: R1-6
    The project would restore up to 1,000 acres of a historical estuarine wetland complex at Bessie Heights. The wetland restoration methodology would be to beneficially use dredged material from multiple dredging events over several years to build marsh terraces with containment cell levees. The project is currently funded for engineering and design and is expected to be successfully permitted by 2019. Funds are still needed for construction.
    Project status: E&D
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: 5,825,000
    Leveraged funding sources: Multiple NRDA settlements
    Total amount funded: 5,825,000
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: The Texas NRDA Trustees are working with the TPWD Lower Neches WMA to develop an ~ 1,000 MR complex to restore marsh using BUDM from the nearby SNWW federal channel and potential private/industrial docks.  The project has been permitted by USACE, final design is being wrapped up and we are coordinating with the Corps on a potential BUDM event in late 2021.
  • Southeast Texas Regional Water Supply Study and Improvements: R1-26
    This project would involve conducting a multi-county water supply study for Jefferson County and Orange County to identify water quantity needs for various sectors, such as industrial, residential and commercial. This project would include planning for the design and construction of additional freshwater storage tanks/towers; assessing the viability of elevating water treatment plants and retrofitting freshwater intake pumps at the Lower Neches Valley Authority; and prioritizing critical infrastructure improvements.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Conceptual project. This project would involve conducting a multi-county water supply study for Jefferson County and Orange County to identify water quantity needs for various sectors, such as industrial, residential and commercial.
  • Interstate 10 Drainage Improvements at Cow Bayou: R1-27
    This project would fund a drainage study of Interstate 10 from Vidor to Cow Bayou to determine appropriate flood control solutions, such as adding or improving culverts.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Conceptual project. This project would fund a drainage study of Interstate 10 from Vidor to Cow Bayou to determine appropriate flood control solutions, such as adding or improving culverts.
  • Southeast Texas Regional Wastewater Treatment Improvements: R1-28
    This project would create a regional wastewater treatment plan for Jefferson County and Orange County to review and assess risk mitigation options for infrastructure that could be in danger of flooding or overwhelmed by large volumes of wastewater (sewage) treatment needs during peak rainfalls. The planning team would investigate an array of mitigation alternatives, including elevating lift stations, wastewater treatment facilities, and other critical infrastructure; creating new wastewater treatment facilities to improve the treatment capacity in Adams Bayou and Cow Bayou watersheds; transitioning unincorporated areas of the City of Orange from septic sewers to a centralized system; and prioritizing wastewater treatment infrastructure in need of upgrades.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Conceptual project. This project would create a regional wastewater treatment plan for Jefferson County and Orange County.
  • Improve State Highway 73 at Bridge City: R1-29
    This project would improve drainage problems on State Highway 73 (SH 73), from Bridge City to north of the junction with State Highway 87 (SH 87) along Coon Bayou. During the design and analysis for the project, consideration would be given to the drainage of SH 87, just north of the superfund site, to ensure that no negative environmental impacts would be anticipated for flows draining from this site during or following construction.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: Conceptual project. This project would improve drainage problems on State Highway 73 (SH 73), from Bridge City to north of the junction with State Highway 87 (SH 87) along Coon Bayou
  • Southeast Texas Regional Drainage Study and Improvements: R1-31
    This project would create a regional stormwater drainage plan for Jefferson County and Orange County. The plan would include a study to look at regional drainage during small- and large-scale storm events to ensure that a holistic drainage plan is understood and able to be enacted by the affected counties. A regional planning effort would determine the most appropriate infrastructure improvements to mitigate flood risk and improve resiliency for this region.
    Project status: conceptual
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged funding sources: NONE
    Total amount funded: NONE
    Total estimated cost: NONE
    Project comments: The project concept  has been replaced by TWDB’s flood infrastructure planning process in addition to GLO’s river basin study in the area. Another parallel effort is not needed. The intended scope is ongoing by these other projects.
  • Orange County Hurricane Flood Protection Levee: R1-47|
    This project is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Study, which has been approved for design and construction. The project would include construction of 27 miles of new earthen levees and concrete flood walls, along with 7 new pump stations, 56 drainage structures, and 32 closure gates in Orange County. Two navigable sector gates would be constructed in Adams Bayou and Cow Bayou to reduce surge penetration. Any environmental impacts to wetlands would be fully mitigated, including monitoring and adaptive management until the mitigation measures have been demonstrated to be successful. Orange County, the non-federal sponsor, would be responsible for paying back up to 35 percent of the total project cost over the next 30 years, or $827,233,000.
    Project status: E&D
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: 2,329,376,090
    Leveraged funding sources: BBA 18 ($3.9 B- total is for projects R1-47-49 combined)
    Total amount funded: 2,329,376,090
    Total estimated cost: 2,363,600,000
    Project comments: R1-47 - R1-49 are  being funded $3.9 B under Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA 18) and will result in improvements to the existing Hurricane Flood Protection Systems in Freeport and Port Arthur, TX.  It will also include construction of 27 miles of new levees and flood walls in Orange County, TX.
  • Port Arthur Hurricane Flood Protection Levee: R1-48
    This project is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Study, which has been approved for design and construction. The project would include raising 5.5 miles of earthen levees, construction or reconstruction of 5.7 miles of floodwall, and construction of 1,830 feet of a new earthen levee in Port Neches northwest of the existing northern terminus. Additionally, the project would replace 26 vehicle closure structures and add erosion protection. Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7, the non-federal sponsor, would be responsible for paying back up to 35 percent of the total project cost over the next 30 years, or $308,657,000.
    Project status: E&D
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: 869,130,468
    Leveraged funding sources: BBA 18 ($3.9 B- total is for projects R1-47-49 combined)
    Total amount funded: 869,130,468
    Total estimated cost: 881,900,000
    Project comments: R1-47 - R1-49 are  being funded $3.9 B under Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA 18) and will result in improvements to the existing Hurricane Flood Protection Systems in Freeport and Port Arthur, TX.  It will also include construction of 27 miles of new levees and flood walls in Orange County, TX.
  • Freeport Hurricane Flood Protection Levee: R1-49
    This project is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Study, which has been approved for design and construction. The project would include raising 13.1 miles of existing earthen levees, constructing or reconstruction of 5.5 miles of floodwall, and installing navigable sector gates at the Dow Barge Canal. The project also would replace 10 vehicle closure structures at rail road crossings and add erosion protection. Additionally, the Highway 332 crossing would be raised and reconstructed, 4 drainage structures would be installed, and the floodwall at Port Freeport's Berth 5 dock would be raised. Velasco Drainage District, the non-federal sponsor, would be responsible for paying back up to 35 percent of the total project cost over the next 30 years, or $249,107,000.
    Project status: E&D
    GLO amount funded: NONE
    Leveraged amount funded: 701,493,442
    Leveraged funding sources: BBA 18 ($3.9 B- total is for projects R1-47-49 combined)
    Total amount funded: 701,493,442
    Total estimated cost: 711,800,000
    Project comments: R1-47 - R1-49 are  being funded $3.9 B under Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA 18) and will result in improvements to the existing Hurricane Flood Protection Systems in Freeport and Port Arthur, TX.  It will also include construction of 27 miles of new levees and flood walls in Orange County, TX.