Harris County Begins Desilting Of Taylor Gully In Kingwood

KINGWOOD, TX — The Harris County Flood Control District has wrapped up a comprehensive study and plans to begin work on desilting the upstream portion of Taylor Gully, Houston City Councilman Dave Martin said.

The desilting project commenced July 15 upstream from Bassingham to the Harris-Montgomery County Line. The project should be completed this fall, Martin said.

The project has been on Martin's to-do list since May after severe weather moved through the Kingwood area, flooding hundreds of homes and businesses.

The day after the flood, City of Houston contractors, as well as Harris County Flood Control District, investigated their designated drainage systems and determined the flooding was potentially caused by development upstream in Montgomery County that sent large volumes of water into the Elm Grove subdivision and Taylor Gully.

Martin said the work on Taylor Gully will include desilting the channel, reconstructing the backslope interceptor structures, installing new backslope interceptor pipes, regrading backslope swales, installing new gates and signs, and resetting the covers of the "E type" inlets that have been damaged.

Crews are expected to work during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

This work should not require any lane closures and residents may experience an increase in noise levels during construction hours due to trucks and equipment in the area.
Officials said the flood control district will study Taylor Gully downstream, where desilting was completed in the spring .

For more information on the project, please contact Harris County Flood Control by visiting this link or calling (713) 684-4000.