HCC Conservation Forum

What: Public meeting and opening of the comment period for revision of the Addicks and Barker Reservoir Master Plan

When: 4:00 to 6:00 PM on Wednesday July 10, 2024

Where: Trini Mendenhall Community Center,1414 Wirt Road, Houston, TX

The US Army Corps of Engineers is revising the Master Plan for Addicks and Barker Reservoirs. The Master Plan is intended to serve as a comprehensive land and recreational management plan with a life span of 25 years. It guides the stewardship of natural and cultural resources and the provision of outdoor recreation facilities and opportunities to ensure sustainability of federal land associated with the two reservoirs. Releases from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, which do not maintain permanent pools, flow down Buffalo Bayou through the City of Houston. 

The purpose of the open house is to provide information and receive public input to begin the process of revising the 2009 Master Plan. The public open house will initiate a 30-day comment period to review the existing Master Plan and to provide comments.

For more information and to view the current Master Plan document, visit the website https://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Projects/Addicks-and-Barker-Master-Plan/.  

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Due to the aftereffects of Hurricane Beryl, the US Army Corps of Engineers in-person public open house review of the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs Master Plan revision that was scheduled for 4:00 to 6:00 PM on July 10 has been canceled. It will be rescheduled for a later date. The public comment period for the Master Plan revision will extend from July 10 through August 9, 2024.

The Master Plan is a 25-year comprehensive land use management guide for recreational, natural, and cultural resources. The 2009 Master Plan document, land classification map, informational slide show, and public comment form can be accessed HERE.