Project Summary

The overall goal of the LRGV Regional EAP is to provide a framework for the government entities within the LRGV to collaboratively plan and manage their current and future public works infrastructure and storm water-related systems in order to compete globally for future funding. Essentially, the LRGV Regional EAP will include:

• Collection of data to map, evaluate, and integrate existing regional assets and critical infrastructure systems.
• Evaluation of the data for existing and future conditions (10 to 20 years) through land use characterization studies which will help identify needed improvements to provide relief for facilities that are determined to be inadequate and future facilities that will be necessary to accommodate development and land usage with respect to zoning, development trends and city annexation plans.
• Incorporation of a “big picture” plan that identifies the contributing flow nodes and the associated major outfalls for storm water, identifying known flooding problems as well as recorded impacts that were generated by major storm events such as Hurricanes Dolly and Ike, and providing a comprehensive picture of the current and projected region-wide drainage systems.
• Evaluation of assets and revenue generators focusing on major economic areas, or those areas which are employment centers and generate substantial sales tax and other revenue. It is critical to overall recovery and future growth that these areas in the four counties have adequate systems to minimize storm-related water damage and economic impacts.
• Identification of projects and needed improvements that would improve conditions critical to the diversification of the region’s economic base.
• Development of a Regional Capital Improvement Program, prioritizing and ranking projects based on criteria developed through consensus of Steering and Technical Committees as well as Public Forums, and identifying funding sources as well as preparing a CIP schedule to implement projects based on funding availability.

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