First Colony Levee Improvement District

Levee Top Hardening Project Begins April, 2025

The District is undertaking another project on the levee system beginning in early April, 2025. The project will consist of adding Articulated Concrete Blocks (ACBs), which are “puzzle-piece” blocks, to the levee tops to prevent wheel rutting and other vehicular damage to the levee and allow for better all-weather inspection and maintenance access by the District’s Operator, LID Solutions, and other district consultants. These blocks allow for grass to grow in the slight gaps between blocks and the holes in the blocks. Grass will cover the blocks and they will be all but invisible over time.

In addition, the existing culvert headwalls at Cross Lakes Blvd will be modified to raise the wall height and will include wingwalls at each side to eliminate some erosion at these locations. Sidewalks will be replaced across the external ditch.

The project was awarded to Econ Development, Inc. The contractor expects to begin receiving the ACB deliveries to the levee in early April, with the project planned to follow the schedule as shown on the exhibit below. The project is expected to be completed by the end of June, 2025.

Inquiries regarding the project may be directed to the District Engineer by using the “Consultants” tab on this site or by contacting Econ at 832-476-9622 or by email at tguillen@econdevelopment.com.

From Ready.gov

• Know what to do before, during, and after a hurricane.
• Prepare before hurricane season starts. Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1.
• Create an emergency communication plan with your family before a hurricane.
• Have emergency supplies in place at home, at work, and in the car.
• Consider purchasing flood insurance because damages caused by flooding are not covered under normal homeowner’s insurance policies.
• Learn how to prepare in the event of an evacuation.
• Listen to local officials.
• Sign up for alerts from the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management.

The most serious threat to property protected by the FCLID levee comes from weather events that involve heavy local rainfall, possibly in combination with high water events on the Brazos River.

The following weather events can significantly impact our area:

• Local rainfall that exceeds 12” in 24 hours in our area.
• Severe Brazos River flooding from upstream dam releases or lower basin rainfall that raises the water level in the Brazos River.
• Moderate river events where high water limits the gravity
  discharge rate from inside the levee combined with moderate
  to heavy local rainfall that raises water levels inside the levee protected area.

During heavy rain events it is advisable NOT to park vehicles in the street or set out trash bins. Our streets are designed as part of the overall drainage system for the District, and you should expect water to drain through the streets before it drains out of the District.