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Ditch “B” Project

In late 2021, the District completed an excavation project along its Ditch “B” detention area to add volume to that pond and to generate soils to raise the District’s levee along the east and south boundaries of the District.  The levee raising/rehabilitation was undertaken to provide freeboard heights above the Brazos River Flood levels independent of the Perimeter Levee system levees of LIDs 15 and 19.

Lake “A-2” Project

In late 2021, the District began an excavation project in its Lake “A-2’ and Pond “A-3” in the southern portion of the District to add volume to those facilities and to generate soils to raise the District’s levee along the south boundary of the District.  That project is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2022.  The levee raising/rehabilitation was undertaken to provide freeboard heights above the Brazos River Flood levels independent of the Perimeter Levee system levees of LIDs 15 and 19.  The added volume in the ponds will provide an enhanced level of protection to that portion of the District under extreme rainfall conditions.

The excavation of the Lake “A-2” did not provide enough soils to raise the entire south levee as originally expected.  A third project will be bid later in 2022 to provide enough soils to raise the remaining levee section to the desired height.

Joint Pump Station with LID 19

The District is participating with LID 19 and MUD 115 (the Riverstone Districts) in the construction of a second pump station along Steepbank Creek which will provide approximately 200,000 gpm additional pumping capacity for extreme rainfall events coincident with high Brazos River events.  The District undertook this joint project in lieu of adding a pump station inside of the District near the Lake “A-2” outfall into Steepbank Creek, since an internal pump station would have necessitated pumping that water a second time from the LID 19 downstream system.

Recently a number of FCLID residents have complained about hog damage in their yards and in the common areas near the lakes in the southern part of the District. This increased hog activity can be attributed to the time of year when they become more active as the temperatures fall and they venture farther out looking for food. One of their favorite delicacies is grub worms, which inhabit our lawns and gardens.

In the past, the levees near the developing areas around Missouri City and Sugar Land have experienced severe hog damage in the fall and winter months. Trapping and removing/destroying the hogs proved to be a temporary solution due to the rapid breeding cycle of the hogs and the lack of natural predators in the area. More recently, FCLID and a number of other levee districts have been treating their levees and ditches with insecticides, mostly to control ants (their beds/burrows can damage the levee surface and grass cover). An added benefit of that treatment is the reduction of grubs on our levees, which then reduces the occurrence of hogs rooting into the grass cover and damaging the surfaces of our levees and ditches. Without a food source, the hogs move on to other areas, unfortunately sometimes residents’ yards and common areas along the streets.

Since the reported damages are occurring outside of FCLID owned property, the District cannot address this issue directly. These recent complaints have been passed on to the respective cities. Their efforts are mostly centered on trapping/removal.

Residents are encouraged to contact their respective City regarding potential trapping efforts or consult with a certified insecticide/pesticide applicator for individual treatment.