TWDB Infrastructure Assessment Toolkit
As part of the regional flood planning process, the Lower Brazos – Region 8 – Regional Flood Planning Group is tasked with identifying flood infrastructure within the region and assessing its condition—whether it is functional or non-functional, and whether it meets current standards or is deficient.
However, during the first planning cycle, few communities across Texas, including those within Region 8, were able to fully compile and provide this information.
To support future planning efforts, research is underway to develop planning-level infrastructure condition assessment methods, including a toolkit that will help regional flood planning groups evaluate the condition of flood infrastructure more effectively in subsequent planning cycles.
This research will also examine existing infrastructure assessment indicators established by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Flood Planning Program and recommend improvements where applicable—ensuring a more comprehensive and actionable assessment process for Region 8 and other planning regions in Texas.