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A city only has so much funding available to support flood mitigation projects, so they often have to prioritize which communities to aid. What sorts of neighborhoods are prioritized and why? Crestwood-Glen Cove, a suburb next to Memorial Park in Houston Imagine Harris County has a $50 million budget to build flood mitigation infrastructure this year, but two different neighborhoods need it immediately. Neighborhood A (River Oaks) has 10 large homes that are at risk of floodi

When it rains heavily in a forest, the ground is able to soak up the water like a sponge. Though, in Houston, the asphalt and concrete grounds that cover the city stop rain water absorption and instead cause flooding. How can we fix this runoff problem without inhibiting city growth? Stormwater collecting in a drain after a period of rainfall There are two main types of infrastructure that come into play with stormwater: gray infrastructure and green infrastructure. Houston h