Drainage_and_Flooding_Report-dated_03-10-08

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Mr. Ron Bottoms March 10, 2008 Page 3 of 15 k I o t z associates generally from northwest to southeast toward Galveston Bay on the east and Armand Bayou and Taylor Bayou on the south. Jurisdictional wetland data were downloaded from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website City Staff Input A key component of the data collection and evaluation activities was discussion with City personnel about recurring significant drainage and flooding problems in various areas of the city. Five short term drainage projects were identified by the City; information provided about these areas is documented in Appendix C. Site inspection of the drainage conditions in the City was conducted by Klotz Associates as part of the data collection process; the inspection focused upon these five key areas and subdivisions with repetitive loss properties. Klotz Associates met with knowledgeable City personnel and obtained their insights as to current and anticipated drainage and flooding problems. The City has listed five locations of short term drainage projects: Catlett Drive, the Parking Lot of Creekmont Park, Driftwood Drive, Fleetwood Drive, and the Glen Meadows. The City also has subdivisions with locations of repetitive losses. The subdivisions are: Brookglen Subdivision, Creekmont Subdivision, Glen Meadows Subdivision, Fairmont Fast Subdivision, and Fairmont West Subdivision. These short term drainage projects and subdivisions of repetitive loss properties are evaluated and reported on in this letter report. Photograph Album A photograph album provided to Klotz Associates by the City provides important information on locations and extent of flooding. The photo album provides citizen documentation of street addresses for areas with flooding problems that have occurred during severe storms. The information in this album assisted in identifying areas for the site inspection by Klotz Associates. Drainage Reports Prior drainage reports have also been collected and reviewed. The following reports and studies were reviewed: • City of La Porte Master Drainage Plan (December 1982, O'Malley & Clay, Inc.) • Master Drainage Plan and Interim Improvement Recommendations for Unil FI01-00-00 (September 1987, Landev Engineers, Inc.)