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The US Army Corps of Engineers in the

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city of Wharton , Texas recently

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celebrated the completion of the Santa

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Fe ditch part of the Greater Wharton

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project . This is one of 40 such

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projects authorized in Texas , Oklahoma ,

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Arkansas and Missouri by the bipartisan

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budget act of 2018 . Since

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passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of

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2018 , the Southwestern Division has

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aggressively executed a $5 billion

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dollar hurricane Harvey supplemental

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program . The division's program

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provides critical flood risk resilience

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to the region by repairing damage from

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the 2017 hurricanes and building

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additional flood risk reduction

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structures . The team relied upon the

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diverse experiences and professional

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expertise of members from the

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southwestern divisions , Fort Worth and

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Galveston's districts along with the

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northwestern divisions , Omaha district

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to optimize the entire project .

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Initially , the Santa Fe Ditch was

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constructed by the city of Warden in

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2013 . Although classified as a ditch ,

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the structure provides drainage for

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about a quarter of the city during

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heavy rainfall and access ,

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supplementary interior drainage storage .

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If the Colorado River runs high , the

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Santa Fe ditches , the first feature

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completed of a four part project to

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help reduce flood risk from future

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flooding events located near the Gulf

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of Mexico and close to the confluence

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of several rivers and creeks . The city

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of Wharton has historically suffered

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when heavy rains hit the region

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throughout the project . The uses team

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was adaptable and innovative ,

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overcoming real estate acquisition

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challenges , contract acquisition

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limitations , construction material

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scarcity and adverse weather . The team

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used the uses business processes to

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guide delivery and manage execution as

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conditions changed . The team leveraged

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the best across uses to provide a high

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quality flood mitigation solution that

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exceeded stakeholder expectations .

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This multidisciplinary in team tackled

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this $5.1 million dollar construction

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project aggressively and

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collaboratively as a result of the

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collective strengths across uses and

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the synergy of the team . This rapid

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and robust solution to flood risk

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mitigation was under cost ahead of

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schedule and met the flood risk

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mitigation goals for this project ,

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knowing the storm waters flow to

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working from hundreds of miles away .

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The Southwestern division will continue

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to aggressively deliver the future

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phases of the project that included

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building levees to manage the Colorado

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river and provide for interior sump and

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drainage features . The entire project

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is expected to be completed in 2028 .

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Mhm .