Buffalo Bayou Flood Zones and Memorial-Area Pool Design

What proximity to Buffalo Bayou means for drainage and grading on a Memorial-area pool project.

A Real, Mapped Risk

Parts of the Memorial area sit within mapped Buffalo Bayou flood zones, and FEMA flood-zone status for a specific property is checked during the site evaluation since it can affect grading, drainage design, and in some cases permitting requirements.

Designing Grading Around It

Where flood-zone status applies, grading and equipment-pad elevation are planned to reduce flood exposure for pool equipment specifically, a detail that matters more here than on a Memorial-area lot further from the bayou.

Where This Fits

See Our Process for how permitting and design-review fit into a project, or Areas We Serve for the full service area.