Texas embarks on first flood planning process

Aug. 26, 2024

Following extreme flooding, especially after Hurricane Harvey, Texas began the flood planning process.

Reem Zoun, assistant deputy executive administrator at the Texas Water Development Board, and Scott Hubley, vice president with Freese and Nichols, discuss their work on Texas’ first flood planning process. The two provide an overview of why this process became necessary, discuss the collaboration process and how extreme weather events are playing a role in flood planning and more.

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Katie Johns

Katie Johns, editor-in-chief of Stormwater Solutions, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Stormwater Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast. Prior to entering the B2B industry, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Sarasota, Florida, and a magazine assistant editor in the Chicago suburbs. She can be reached at [email protected].