General

In late August, a major construction project will begin in Ditch H, the large drainage channel located between First Colony (LID 2) and Telfair (LID 17). Ditch H is the main outfall channel that drains all runoff inside the LID 2 levee. It begins near US-90A and Constellation Field, flows along the LID 2 West Levee, and ends in the Brazos River near Sugar Land Memorial Park.

Fort Bend County Drainage District will lead the Ditch H Rehabilitation project in partnership with LID 2 and LID 17. The budget for the entire project is $9,000,000 and the LID 2 contribution is $2,350,000. Millis Equipment was selected as the County’s contractor, and they will repair erosion issues throughout the 4-mile-long drainage channel.

The scope of repairs includes the installation of more than 50,000 tons of rock that will stabilize eroded areas in Ditch H.  This means more than a thousand truckloads of material will be delivered to the project. In addition, over 1,000 wooden pilings will be driven into the eroded ditch slopes to further stabilize the bank of Ditch H and prevent more sloughing. Due to the high volume of construction activity, please remain aware of traffic entering and existing the roads that cross Ditch H.  The construction entrances are highlighted on the map below. For additional project information, please email jacob.clayton@fortbendcountytx.gov or contact LID 2 directly: fbclid2.com/contact.

The Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 2 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2026 on September 23, 2026 at 8:30 am at William “Bill” Little Pump Station, 4435 Greystone Way, Sugar Land, Texas 77479. Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the tax rate that is adopted and on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property. The change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property determines the distribution of the tax burden among all property owners.

Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.

Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 2 (LID 2) is forecasted to receive 1-3 inches through Memorial Day weekend, but isolated areas may see as much as 5-7 inches of rainfall.  The latest forecast information from the National Weather Service is linked below.  Fortunately, the Brazos River is at low levels that do not impact drainage inside the LID 2 levee.  The pump stations are exercised routinely, and operators are available to run the pumps, if needed.  Based on the current forecast, LID 2 does not anticipate that the pumps will be operated.

During any heavy rain event there may be street ponding or flooding if the storm drains are overwhelmed and back up.  As rainfall decreases, the storm sewers will catch up, and any water in the streets will recede.  Never drive into high water.

National Weather Service

Brazos River at Richmond, TX