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<br />k lot z 4~. ass 0 cia t e s <br /> <br />SECTION 1 <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />1.1 Purpose and Scope <br /> <br />Klotz Associates, Inc. has prepared a City Wide Drainage Study (CWDS) for the City of <br />La Porte (City). This CWDS provides a plan for the City which identifies and describes <br />existing and anticipated drainage and flooding problems in the City and develops both <br />short and long term conceptual remedies for the identified and prioritized problems. <br /> <br />The general scope of the CWDS includes the assessment and detailing of drainage and <br />flooding problems; examination of hydrologic and hydraulic conditions as a basis for <br />characterizing problems and identifying potential remedies; characterization and <br />prioritization of drainage and flooding problems using various hydraulic modeling <br />methods; development of remedies for addressing the drainage problems; estimate of the <br />cost of potential remedies; and recommendations and considerations in implementing <br />conceptual remedies. <br /> <br />1.2 Authorization <br /> <br />Development of the City Wide Drainage Study by Klotz Associates was authorized by <br />the City of La Porte by agreement dated January 29, 2008. <br /> <br />1.3 Prior Reports of Present CWDS Report <br /> <br />Pursuant to scope, three prior reports have been prepared as part of the development of <br />the CWDS. <br /> <br />1-1 <br /> <br />Klotz Associates Project No. 0127.008.000 <br />January 2009 <br /> <br />La Porte Citywide Drainage Study <br />City of La Porte <br />