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Drainage district proposes private ponds and roadside swales for rural subdivisions to address lack of outfalls
Summary
ACD1 staff presented two alternatives for meeting detention requirements in unincorporated and ETJ subdivisions: private detention ponds with maintenance access, and roadside swales for lots larger than 1 acre, with maintenance and HOA requirements; the court directed staff to continue vetting legal and planning details.
At the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court meeting March 18, staff from the county drainage district (ACD1) presented two alternative approaches to satisfy detention and drainage requirements for new subdivisions in rural areas and extraterritorial jurisdictions where a storm-drain outfall is not available.
ACD1 staff said the county faces recurring requests from developers to approve subdivisions where no nearby drainage system exists. The district’s staff proposed two main options: allow private detention ponds in unincorporated areas subject to district maintenance requirements and require a 15-foot maintenance road around each pond and a pilot channel to carry low…
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