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Leander begins stormwater master plan; consultants identify 77 flood-risk areas, will develop projects for top 45
Summary
City engineers and consultant Edge Engineering updated the Leander City Council on a year-long stormwater master plan effort: data collection, public outreach, flood modeling and a plan to develop projects for the top 45 of 77 identified flood‑risk areas, with detailed solutions for the top 15 and a goal to finalize the plan by year’s end.
Leander city staff and consultant Edge Engineering on Thursday told the City Council they have completed comprehensive data collection and local storm‑drain modeling as part of a stormwater master plan and have identified 77 areas of potential flood risk across the city.
The consultants said their next steps are to prioritize those areas and develop detailed project solutions and cost estimates for the top 15 sites, plus limited design and cost estimates for an additional 30 sites (a total of 45 areas of interest). The plan is intended to feed prioritized stormwater projects into the city’s capital improvement program and a final report is expected for council adoption by the end of the year.
City Engineer Emily Truman introduced Chad Cormack of Edge Engineering, who outlined the plan’s objectives: assemble a comprehensive digital storm‑drain GIS, gather public input, model flood risk at the…
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