The Flood Resilience Plan is a countywide, multi-departmental effort that will help Harris County be better equipped before, during, after, and in between flood events. It is designed to help support the well-being of Harris County residents, businesses, property owners, community organizations and government agencies facing the physical, social and economic hardships of flooding.
What we’ve accomplished so far
Over the past several months, we’ve made meaningful progress in building the Flood Resilience Plan by combining community input, technical coordination, and expanded partnerships to define where we should focus during the technical analysis. We have:
Established a countywide understanding of needs and risks:
- Identified key community priorities and flood-related vulnerabilities through coordinated engagement
- Collected more than 440 survey responses representing communities across Harris County
Engaged residents, partners, and agencies to inform decisions:
- Hosted 48 partner meetings and 13 public events
- Engaged more than 350 participants with multilingual access in ADA-compliant locations
Expanded and strengthened the county’s resilience network:
- Grew the stakeholder network through partnerships and outreach
Created a clear starting point for action:
- Synthesized input into priority focus areas that will guide strategy development
- Submitted a progress update to Harris County Commissioners Court in February
This work has established a clear direction for the next phase of work, which focuses on developing strategies and actions to reduce flood risk across Harris County.
