The completion of a $28 million flood mitigation project in Cypress could safeguard approximately 2,000 homes from major storm event flooding, according to officials with Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey's office.

Precinct 3 officials announced in a news release on Nov. 17 that they completed the channel widening for the White Oak Bayou tributary

“This project also reflects the use of great engineering put forth by professionals with knowledge of this community and its needs for better stormwater conveyance," Ramsey said in the news release.

The White Oak Bayou watershed stretches from central to northwest Harris County and includes the city of Jersey Village and portions of the City of Houston. (Courtesy Harris County Flood Control District)
The White Oak Bayou watershed stretches from central to northwest Harris County and includes the city of Jersey Village and portions of the city of Houston. (Courtesy Harris County Flood Control District)

The cost

The project was funded through the voter-approved 2018 Harris County Flood Control District bond program, officials said, and it widened the channel and converted the area to concrete, which will reduce erosion and improve stormwater flow efficiency.

The details



The White Oak Bayou watershed stretches from central to northwest Harris County and includes the city of Jersey Village and portions of the city of Houston, encompassing at least 146 miles of open waterways in the watershed, according to the county flood control district.