PROJECT STATS

• COMPLETION DATE

  May 2019

• Location

  Sugar Land, TX

• SERVICES

  Electrical Engineering

  Hydrology and Hydraulics

  Wastewater Treatment

• 22,000-GPM

  Pumps

• 2 450 kW

  Generators

• $200 Million

  in Property Value

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The First Colony Levee Improvement District No.2 (LID) protects $200 million in property value within the Commonwealth subdivision in the First Colony area of Sugar Land. During Hurricane Harvey, the LID experienced record-setting rainfall, causing the district to close flood gates – leaving the pump station as the only method of removing stormwater from the levee. Though no homes flooded within the 615-acre LID, the district wanted peace of mind for the next storm.

SERVICE DETAILS

The LID partnered with our team to address their biggest concerns: pump failure, generator failure, and pond storage. Our team addressed these issues by implementing dual generators that provide resilience from loss of fuel as well as implementing a generator control scheme that calls the device to run if required, not just during power outages. We also installed a recirculation line so the pumps can undergo annual testing and implemented an emergency operations strategy so the pump could be used during construction.

Our team made it a point to keep the LID board members up to date during the project. Members of the design team attended board meetings to provide updates on the project and explain design decisions. We also took board members to witness factory acceptance testing and a control scheme workshop.