The details
The approval follows a delegation of city and county officials to Washington in June to seek formal approval from the USACE. Those officials received permission from the corps to pursue the study’s second phase, according to a July 22 news release from the city.
In 2022, League City and Galveston County coordinated with more than a dozen local entities to complete Phase 1 of the Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou project and ensure the U.S. Congress included it in the Water Resource Development Act, which was signed into law in 2024.
Phase 1 identified a variety of smaller and larger projects that collectively would reduce water levels during a flood event by several feet.
How we got here
Following unprecedented flooding in the areas surrounding Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou watersheds as a result of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, League City, Friendswood and four other partners—such as the USACE, Harris County Flood Control District and Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District came together in 2019 to put together a study to mitigate flooding in the area.
Now the coalition counts 12 regional and national partners, according to the release.
Quote of note
“The Army Corps joining as a federal partner is a huge victory for the project and our region,” League City Mayor Nick Long said in the release. "I’m proud that League City has been a leading voice in the flood relief effort for so many years, along with the county and others."
