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BUSCH, HUTCHISON & ASSOCIATES, INC. CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br />1107 FLEETWOOD DRIVE - BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 - PHONE (713) 422-8213 <br />• <br />April 6, 1978 <br />City of La Porte <br />P. 0. Box 1115 <br />La Porte, TX 77571 <br />Attn: Mayor J. J. Meza <br />PROPOSED DRAINAGE DITCH IN NORTHEAST DEER PARK <br />The referenced ditch was discussed in a Master Drainage Plan For The City <br />Of Deer Park as prepared by Espey, Huston & Assoc Cates, Inc. for Bayshore <br />Engineers, Inc. The proposed di~tch, referred to as Proposed Channel No. B <br />106-07-00 in the Drainage Plan, was to be concrete -lined to provide adequate <br />flow capacity to convey the 100-year flood flow. The report also noted <br />that new bridges would be needed where the proposed channel crossed Underwood <br />Road and where the existing HCFCD No, B 106-05-00 crosses "L" Street. The <br />• outfall of the proposed channel is to be Bi'g Island Slough. <br />The Master Drainage Plan mentioned above did not discuss the effect the <br />proposed drainage channel would have on the upstream and downstream portions <br />of Big Island Slough. Big Island Slough, as tt exists today, drains a large <br />area including the Fairmont Park Subdivision of ha Porte. During heavy rain- <br />fall periods, ft is evident that Big Island Slough- is to desperate need of <br />cleaning and enlargement. A great deal of study would be necessary to determine <br />the extent of the improvements needed now as well as those that would be required <br />with the additional load of the proposed channel from Deer Park. <br />Without such. studies and plans to improve Big Island Slough, it is recommended <br />that alternate methods for dra tntng northeast Deer Park be explored. <br />Sincerely, <br />David A. Gorb'jn <br />DAC/ps <br />