Fort Worth is one of the country’s fastest growing cities. Our population has grown from 350,000 when the levees were originally built, to over 1,000,000 people today. Increased development results in higher flood levels during major storms.
Todays’ residents, homes and businesses are not adequately protected against storms the levees were originally built to contain. By taking a proactive approach to flood control and rerouting a critically vulnerable section of the Trinity River, thousands of homes and businesses, and over 1,000,000 people in the 11th largest city in the country, will be protected from disastrous floodwaters. According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, $15 of flood damage is prevented for every $1 invested in flood protection.
We can invest in flood protection today or spend billions in disaster recovery tomorrow.
The Central City Flood Control Project has two main components: