1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,080 [Russ Poppe] Harvey really was the game-changer for us 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:03,950 because it hit all parts of town. 3 00:00:03,950 --> 00:00:06,390 It hit all of Harris County and beyond. 4 00:00:06,390 --> 00:00:08,630 And so what it really did is it really galvanized, 5 00:00:08,630 --> 00:00:11,600 I think, the community around "let's get serious 6 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,640 about addressing flood risks. 7 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:15,340 Let's figure out what it's going to take 8 00:00:15,340 --> 00:00:18,650 from a resource perspective, i.e., funding primarily, 9 00:00:18,650 --> 00:00:20,900 to come up with these plans to start chipping away 10 00:00:20,900 --> 00:00:23,100 and addressing our flood risks 11 00:00:23,100 --> 00:00:25,970 and making our communities more resilient." 12 00:00:25,970 --> 00:00:27,240 In addition to that, you know, 13 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,840 we've got the urban flooding phenomenon. 14 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,890 Because we flood, obviously, when our bayous get overtaxed 15 00:00:32,890 --> 00:00:35,800 and they fill up and they can't take on any more water, 16 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,680 but there's also older parts of town 17 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,500 because Houston, Harris County has been around for awhile. 18 00:00:40,500 --> 00:00:42,160 You know, well over a hundred years. 19 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:45,380 And all that infrastructure to support the development 20 00:00:45,380 --> 00:00:47,513 wasn't built with what we know today.