Emergency Operations Update – May 9, 2019 at 9:00 AM

The following is a status update for Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 2 (FBCLID2) Emergency Operations:

  • The FBCLID2 Ditch A drainage system is pumped down to 61’.  This is down more than 4.5’ from the peak level. 
  • Ditch A is pumped down to a level where only one of two large pumps is on.  With no rainfall, this one large pump is forecasted to run until around midnight on Thursday, May 9th.  The second large pump is ready and on standby if Ditch A returns to 61.5’.
  • Two smaller pumps are also continuing to run, and five auxiliary pumps have also been installed and are running and pumping water out of the district.
  • North of US 59, the Ditch F drainage system is pumped down to minimum level.  The Mike Thelen pump station is ready and on standby if rainfall resumes. 
  • The Brazos River is forecasted to crest today but will stay elevated through the weekend. The highest forecasted water elevation in Ditch H created by the Brazos River will remain 2’ below the bottom of the FBCLID2 levee.
  • Major thoroughfares and all streets in FBCLID2 should be passible.
  • Additional rainfall in the area is anticipated for Thursday, May 9th through Saturday, May 11th.

The District will continue to post updated information, as available, on the website through the duration of this event. Residents are encouraged to sign up for email and text alerts through the district’s website to stay up-to-date on the latest district news.

For additional information about FBCLID 2:

Website – www.fbclid2.com

Email – gm1@fbclid2.com

For additional information about Emergency Management:

City of Sugar Land Resources

https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/105/Emergency-Management

http://www.sugarlandtx.gov/1763/May-2019-Rain-Event

www.facebook.com/SugarLandTXgov

www.nextdoor.com

www.twitter.com/sugarlandtxgov

Fort Bend County Homeland Security & Emergency Management

http://fbcoem.org/

Emergency Operations Update – May 8, 2019 at 9:30 PM

The following is a status update for Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 2 (FBCLID2) Emergency Operations:

  • More than 2’ of flood water has been pumped out of the District from a peak level of 65.8 to a current level of 63.6
  • Auxiliary pumps are in place and pumping
  • Pump Station A is pumping at capacity; all pumps are operating normally
  • Major thoroughfares should be passible by midnight tonight; ancillary streets should be passible by morning commute unless significant rainfall occurs
  • Clearing of passible streets could occur earlier due to pumping outputs exceeding projections
  • District website is handling a 9,000% increase in customer contacts since the event began
  • Next wave of significant rainfall in the area anticipated for Thursday evening, May 9th

The District will continue to post updated information, as available, on the website through the duration of this event.

For additional information about FBCLID 2:

Website – www.fbclid2.com

Email – gm1@fbclid2.com

For additional information about Emergency Management:

City of Sugar Land Resources

https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/105/Emergency-Management

http://www.sugarlandtx.gov/1763/May-2019-Rain-Event

www.facebook.com/SugarLandTXgov

www.nextdoor.com

www.twitter.com/sugarlandtxgov

Fort Bend County Homeland Security & Emergency Management

http://fbcoem.org/

Emergency Operations Update – May 8, 2019 at 10:30 AM

The following is a status update for Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 2 (FBCLID2) Emergency Operations. FBCLID 2 received 8-10 inches of rainfall inside the levee over the past 24 hours. Both pump stations are in operation and the pumps have been running at full capacity. The flood gates that protect FBCLID 2 from the Brazos River are closed. The water elevation of the FBCLID 2 drainage ditches inside the levee crested around 11:00 pm on Tuesday, May 7th at a level just under 66 feet. At this level, flooding of homes is possible in the lowest areas of FBCLID 2.

Before the rain started, the FBCLID 2 drainage ditches inside the levee were pumped down to the lowest possible level. Overnight and through the morning the Bill Little Pump Station dropped the water level inside the levee by approximately 9 inches. The Pump Stations will continue to run at full capacity until the water level has returned to the lowest possible level.

Street ponding will continue in the lowest parts of the District until the water elevation is lowered to approximately 63 feet. The impacted areas are generally along Austin Pkwy. near Settlers Way Blvd. and Williams Trace/Sweetwater Blvd. The street ponding in impacted areas is likely to continue throughout the day on Wednesday, May 8th. All streets in FBCLID 2 are forecasted to be passible by Thursday, May 9th if there is no additional rainfall.

The Brazos River is forecasted to crest on Friday, May 10th near FBCLID2. The forecasted water elevation in Ditch H created by the Brazos River will remain 2 feet below the bottom of the FBCLID2 levee. However, additional rainfall is still forecasted through the weekend and all rainfall runoff must be pumped out of the levee. FBCLID 2 will continue to operate the pump station at full capacity throughout the duration of this event.

For additional information about FBCLID 2:

For additional information about Emergency Management: