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Texas Water Development Board Approved Financial Assistance for Flood, Water, and Wastewater Projects

AUSTIN, TX — The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has approved financial assistance for the following flood, water, and wastewater projects.

  • $46,440,165 from the Flood Infrastructure Fund for watershed flood protection planning studies, flood early warning system projects, and a project receiving federal grant award matching funds
  • $6,084,000 to the City of Seagraves (Gaines County) for water system improvements
  • $2,615,000 to the Angelina and Neches River Authority (Angelina County) for wastewater system improvements
  • $4,445,825 to the City of Austin (Travis County) to update regulatory floodplain information within the city’s jurisdiction
  • $731,250 to Caldwell County to conduct a regional flood planning study
  • $1,485,000 to Cameron County Drainage District No. 3 (Cameron County) to conduct a complete restudy with 2D modeling of the district’s jurisdiction and surrounding area
  • $4,656,000 to Chambers County to conduct a regional flood planning study to identify and evaluate flood mitigation measures
  • $5,433,750 to Dallas County to evaluate the entire Inland Port watershed area, which includes several member cities and Dallas County
  • $5,613,300 to the City of Harlingen (Cameron County) to conduct a regional flood planning study
  • $215,000 to Hays County to conduct a regional flood planning study to help improve regional data and knowledge of the Onion Creek watershed
  • $150,000 to the City of Iowa Colony (Wichita County) to develop a master drainage plan, which will provide a comprehensive evaluation of the existing drainage conditions and an accurate understanding of the drainage infrastructure
  • $375,000 to the Jackson County County-Wide Drainage District (Jackson County) to complete a flood planning study for the Dry Creek watershed and a portion of the Lavaca River in Jackson County
  • $6,375,000 to Jefferson County Drainage District No. 6 (Jefferson County) to update previous flood planning studies for Taylor and Hillebrandt bayous and develop a new study for the Pine Island watershed
  • $618,750 to Karnes County to conduct a regional flood protection planning study to identify flood prone areas and develop mitigation options
  • $585,000 to the City of Laredo (Webb County) to conduct a regional flood planning study with a major focus on the Manadas and Zacate Creek watersheds
  • $7,983,000 to the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties) to conduct a regional flood planning study to advance the region’s resilience and robustness through improved drainage data, collaboration, and capacity
  • $612,478 to Midland County for a regional flood planning study to understand the impact of rapid urban development and population growth on the floodplain and flood risk
  • $337,500 to the City of Stephenville (Erath County) to conduct a regional flood planning study that will include a dam safety assessment
  • $427,500 to Wharton County for a regional flood planning study for the Caney Creek basin
  • $4,649,592 to Williamson County for a regional flood planning study to establish a new engineering standard with consistent technical data
  • $180,000 to the City of Bryan (Brazos County) to install a flood early warning system that will employ a suite of high flood water alert sensors at 20 flood prone roadway locations
  • $174,000 to the Sabine River Authority (Van Zandt, Rusk, Shelby, San Augustine, Jasper, and Newton counties) to install six stream gages for stage-discharge and five gages for precipitation monitoring
  • $500,000 to Val Verde County to install flood monitoring equipment at eight sites and a communication tower to create a flood early warning system
  • $745,750 to the City of Fredericksburg (Gillespie County) for a flood early warning system with automatic flood gates and warning flashers at low water crossings


The mission of the TWDB is to lead the state's efforts in ensuring a secure water future for Texas and its citizens. To accomplish the board's goals of planning for the state's water resources and providing affordable water and wastewater services, the TWDB provides water planning, data collection and dissemination, financial assistance, and technical assistance services to the citizens of Texas.

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