A stormwater pump station upgrade in Fort Bend County could reduce flood-related costs for communities including Missouri City and Stafford, Fort Bend County Judge Daniel Wong said after touring the Levee Improvement District No. 14 facility on Thursday, Aug. 13.
Wong posted two photographs from the site visit on his official county account on X, writing that the project "will reduce costs and protect the surrounding community." His office did not provide additional details about the project's scope, timeline or specific cost savings.
The visit comes as LID 14 moves forward with a pump station upgrade that includes installing new stormwater pumps and backup flood gates. The district solicited bids for the work in May 2025 under a contract labeled "Pump Station Upgrade and Replacement Contract 2 – Civil Site Work," engineered by LJA Engineering. That contract is contingent on funding from the Texas Water Development Board.
The funding is not guaranteed.
A typical six-pump stormwater station in Fort Bend County costs roughly $12 million to build, according to the Sienna Parks & Levee Improvement District. Individual pumps and motors run about $300,000 each.
Local drainage concerns
Stafford's Drainage, Flood Mitigation, and Subsidence Committee noted in May that flooding in the city's northeast quadrant may be more related to Missouri City infrastructure than to Stafford or Harris County systems. A Missouri City public works superintendent agreed to investigate potential stoppages between Craven Road and Little Waterfall, according to committee minutes.
Missouri City holds a Class 7 Community Rating System score with FEMA, which gives eligible policyholders a 15% discount on National Flood Insurance Program premiums.
Broader county flood investment
Fort Bend County secured $17.5 million in Community Development Block Grant mitigation funding from the Texas General Land Office in August 2024 for three projects, including the $1.6 million Steep Bank Creek Erosion Repair on the southwest side of Missouri City. The county also received federal drainage restoration funding after Hurricane Beryl, announced Oct. 9, 2025.
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration covering Fort Bend County on June 16 after severe storms and flooding.
Fort Bend County's nearly 100 miles of locally funded levees protect about 150,000 residents and 27% of the county's total property value, according to the Fort Bend Levee Coalition. In a February statement announcing the coalition's first-ever U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee reviews, coalition chair Craig Kalkomey said the inspections were "a critical step toward improving flood protection, educating our community, and potentially lowering flood insurance costs for thousands of residents." LID 14 was not included in that initial round of inspections covering LIDs 6, 7, 10, 11 and 17.
Residents can follow county flood infrastructure decisions through Fort Bend County Commissioners Court agendas at fortbendcountytx.gov.
