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Stormwater Program

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The City of Fort Worth’s Stormwater Management Program is a municipal program that protects people and property from harmful stormwater runoff. It maintains drainage systems, improves drainage and erosion conditions, warns the public about flood hazards, and reviews development for compliance with city stormwater standards.
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June 2026

Award Of Contract - Consent Items

Authorizes Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $49,880.00 to City Secretary Contract No. 61583, a professional services agreement with Halff Associates, Inc., for a revised contract total of $149,530.00 to complete the National Flood Insurance Program Repetitive Loss Area Analysis Update 2024, including additional work for newly identified repetitive loss areas.

…g additional work for newly identified repetitive loss areas. In July 2024, the Stormwater Management Program initiated the five-year update of the City’s RLAA in advance…

$150K
Award Of Contract - Consent Items

Authorizes Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $310,000.00 to a professional services agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc., for a revised contract amount of up to $405,000.00, to complete the City's Floodplain Management Plan 2026 Update required for FEMA's Community Rating System.

…ditional work to prioritize future floodplain mapping updates. In February, the Stormwater Program initiated the five-year update of the City’s Floodplain Management Plan (FMP),…

$405K

May 2026

Press Release

The City issues flood safety guidance urging residents to avoid flooded roadways and low-lying areas during rain events, and highlights resources including the MyFW app for reporting drainage issues, the Flood Risk Viewer tool, and high-water warning flashers at dangerous locations.

Rain is coming. Follow these flood safety tips

January 2026

Press Release

The Texas Water Development Board approved $90 million in financial assistance—comprising $18.75 million in grants and $71.25 million in zero-interest loans—for the Upper Lebow Channel Flood Mitigation Project, which will construct a detention basin and widen approximately 1.5 miles of channel to address a long history of flooding in Council District 2; a separate $50 million FEMA grant decision is also pending.

City secures $90 million for Lebow Channel flood mitigation project