Fact Sheet

The Lewisville Dam Safety Modification Project is the Fort Worth District’s #1 priority because the stakes are absolute. We are working to protect a population at risk over 431K lives and $24B in economic value. Over 10 years of deliberate planning and engineering is coming to a culmination within the next six months as substantial completion of spillway construction is achieved. To cross that line with full commitment and integrity this project demands, we require a final $8.4M adjustment to our BBA18 funding. This additional funding will cover costs associated with prior differing site conditions that have been known and previously approved by the supplemental account managers. My intent is for this District to close this chapter with excellence, ensuring that the 'Population at Risk' is protected with the Corps best effort to deliver safety and certainty to the American people.

• Current spillway construction is 86% complete as of February 2026 with remaining scope to be completed September 2026
• PDT has performed under Mega structure since beginning and performed superbly throughout all phases and remain committed to completing on time
• $8.4M shortfall in BBA18 funding places the project at risk for claims from the contractor for work performed with merit found for government reasonable equitable accommodation modifications

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The Wharton Levee Flood Risk Management project is our second highest priority because it addresses a fundamental inequity: a small city facing an outsized, existential threat. With 60% of the city footprint in the 100-year floodplain, every major rain event is a potential disaster for these residents. We have reached the 50% mark on Phase I, and my intent is to maintain this momentum through our October 2026 completion milestone. However, construction cannot stop there. To provide meaningful protection, we must secure another $30–$40M required for the critical separable element CR-1A. My goal is to ensure that the City of Wharton is not left with a partial solution, but with the comprehensive flood risk management they were promised.

• Colorado River Phase 1 construction is 60% complete that will provide an estimated 25-year flood risk mitigation; failure to complete this on-going construction will result in excessive cost due to expected contractor claims and loss of public and political confidence 
• Colorado Phase 2 northwest levee extension is the critical feature that ties CR Phase 1 levees into higher ground and prevents floodwaters from outflanking into the entirety of the city.  This would provide approximately 50-year flood risk mitigation and a reasonable functional levee system to meet the BBA18 intent
• Project sponsor is a highly motivated, small town community, eager to bring this once-in-a-lifetime project to fruition

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Canyon Dam Gate Repair is our number 3 priority because we are operating on borrowed time. Right now, the only mechanical means of controlling Canyon Lake levels is through four failing sluice gates. Current gates have been in operation for 50 years and have passed their service life. The District just completed a critical first task of stabilizing the service bridge to the Water Control Tower setting the stage for gate replacement beginning in 2027.

• Fort Worth District has completed 100% design in-house for new service gates. Original gate design did not allow inspection of internal structural members resulting in data gaps during inspections. New gates will accommodate internal inspection and be more resilient
• Project delivery will be through MIPR through TVA to complete fabrication and removal/replacement of gates at Canyon Dam. This eliminates uncertainty for market conditions affecting contract actions

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The Dallas Floodway is our Number 4 priority because we are in simultaneous delivery of critical infrastructure for the 9^th largest city in America. This isn’t ‘a project’ but rather a multi-faceted program of urban flood risk management infrastructure. We are in a window of delivery in the next 12 months to bring online the first new pump station, Charlie 2, which will add 225K GPM of interior draining pump capacity along the west levee. Simultaneously, we are constructing Nobles Branch Sump to improve stormwater conveyance along the east levee, performing engineering and design activities for rehabilitating Delta Pump Station – a nearly 100 year old facility, and positioning Trinity Portland and Hampton 3 Pump Stations for immediate solicitation actions. We work hand-in-hand with our non-federal partners, the City of Dallas, in cost sharing and real-time operational control of the floodway. As of January 2026, we face significant headwinds with BBA18 funding streams to deliver on our commitments. Insufficient funding will leave communities living behind the levees at risk for continued flooding due to the inability for interior drainage. The program is seeking an additional $225M to deliver the authorized project flood risk management features.

• Strong momentum with a well-formed PDT delivering a combination of design-build and design-bid-build construction contracts. The program completed the anchor feature, 277K Levee Raise and Slope Flattening, in early 2025 and now focused on complex pump station build out across the system
• PDT utilizes the Hydraulic Design Center in delivery of state-of-the-art concrete volute pumps. Each pump station connects into the Dallas Floodway Control system remotely so that all stations can be operated simultaneously to manage up to 277K CFS through the floodway
• Program received BBA18 funding limit increase through an approved CCB in 2023. Recent direction to revert back to original CWE of $222M risks immediate stop work on pre-solicitation actions for Hampton 3 and Trinity Portland Pump Stations; both critical for interior drainage along both sides of floodway

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The Fort Worth Modified Central City Project is our Number 5 priority because it is transitioning from design into major construction of its primary flood risk management features in the urban core of Fort Worth, now the 11th largest city in the United States. Federal construction began in 2025 with the Ham Branch Valley Storage contract, and the project is now positioned to advertise the North Bypass Channel, a $150M construction action, within the next 12 months. With lands provided ahead of schedule by the non-federal sponsor and final designs completing in FY27, the program is positioned for sustained construction delivery. Stable funding will be critical to maintain construction momentum and deliver the authorized flood risk reduction benefits.

• The Fort Worth Modified Central City Project reduces flood risk to downtown Fort Worth, critical infrastructure, and densely developed urban neighborhoods along the Trinity River corridor
• Non-federal sponsor delivered project lands ahead of schedule, removing a major execution risk and enabling immediate construction progression
• North Bypass Channel advertisement expected this year, marking the next major construction milestone for the program