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<br />;fiii <br />TUFFU <br />i:iIiiPANY <br /> <br />LELr;PHONE <br />310.326.5500 <br /> <br />2780 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE"~J.O.' <br />TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA 90505 <br /> <br />FI\CStM")LE <br />310.326.5113 <br /> <br />February 10, 2010 <br /> <br />Mr. Joseph T. ~yers, PE <br />Harris County Flood Control District <br />9900 Northwe~ Freeway <br />Housron.Texas77092 <br /> <br />Re: Reque~ for A~ptance and.Ow'1ership ConvfJyance of Detention Basin , <br />Bayport North Il"!dustrial Park 2; SW of Fairmont Parkway and Underwood Ro~d <br />HCFCD Unit B106-00-00; KM 579F <br /> <br />Mr. Myers: <br /> <br />Your consider~tion to a~pt the ownership and maintenance of the Bayport North Ind6strial Park <br />2 detention basin is respectfully requested. The purpose of the request is threefold: al(oWs Harris <br />County acceptance of the streets and storm sewer sy$,tem within Bayport North Indusrr.ial Park 2; <br />ownership transfer of the 59.9758-acre basin tract, al~g with an additional 16.9560-acre surplus <br />tract adjacent to HCFCD, Unit B106-o0-00; and poten~ly allows HCFCD to incorpora~ the <br />facility into flood reduction improvements within HCFCD Unit 8106-00-00 watershed. ' <br /> <br />The concrete roads and storm sewer syst:em within Bayport North Indusmai Park 2 ca~not be <br />accepted into the Harris County Road Log due ro the ~torm water collection system ou~lIiog into <br />a private (non-govemmental) storm. water detention fa(;ility. To allow Harris County ~eptance <br />of the streets and storm sewer system, the basin must be transferred into a governmental <br />agency's ownership an~ maintenance. . . <br /> <br />The existing basin utilizes approximately 49.7 acres OlJt of a 59.9758-~cre tract dedica1ed for <br />drainage and detention purposes. with the remaining W,3 acres not utilized. Further, ~ 16.9560- <br />acre tract is located adjacent to HCFCD \Jnit 8106-0Q.,OO, with approximately 1, 750-fe~t of <br />frontage along the stream. for a total of approximately 2,200 feet of frontage. It is our i\1tention <br />that the entire 76.93 acres will be donated to HCFCD as part of the acceptance of the ~xisting <br />basin. ' . <br /> <br />Our understanding is that HCFCO is always looking for potential properties that allow tpr flood <br />reduction improvements; Based on the lOcation of the.' 76.93' aeres, being adjacent to ~CFCD <br />Unit B1 06-00-00, approximately 2,OO~feet of channel frontage, and ICleated withiil the Interior <br />angel point of the stream; there is potential for a flood reduction project It appears by placing an <br />intake structure at the northern '1lost portion of the tract, and placing an outfall structur~ 2,000 <br />feet doWnstream, the potential for 'approximately 400-aere feet of storage is available. ; <br /> <br />, <br />The basin was designed. in a~rdance with HCFCD cfiteria, approved by Harris County, and <br />constructed in accordance with plans and specificatio,,~. Storm water quality for deVelppment <br />within the Bayport North Indusmal Park 2 is the responsibility of each individual development, <br />with on-site, site-specific SWQMP required. The existing basin currently has a SWQMP <br />implemented that is specifically for the basin. <br /> <br />We would like to thank J.A Costanza and Associates for their assistance in putting together the <br />technical aspects of this letter. <br /> <br />TUFFU COMPANY, INC. <br />INVESTMENTS <br />