Nature-Based Solutions Case Study

Exploration Green

State/Territory: Texas

Clear Lake City, TX has a history of intense flooding from hurricanes and other storm events. Exploration Green is a project to transform a former 200-acre golf course into a public park and flood-control area. The park will have 5 detention basins to store floodwater during storm events. The project has a 15-year timeline and is broken into 5 phases. The park will provide not only flood management but recreation and environmental education opportunities, as well as improve ecosystem health. The project will have a storage capacity of 500 million gallons and provide flood protection to over 30,000 residents.

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Built Environments

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Urban Greening

Urban Stormwater and Runoff Management

Built Wetlands

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Provide Recreational Opportunities

Reduce Inland Flooding

Reduce Runoff

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Case study originally found at: https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/jspui/bitstream/11681/45601/1/ERDC-TN EWN-22-7.pdf