Rising Waters, Rising Costs: A Decade of Flooding in Meyerland

Heavy rain brought some floodings to areas of Houston on Wednesday. One community that has been prone to flooding in the past is Meyerland, in Southwest Houston. This past January, the Meyergrove Stormwater Detention Basin project was completed for flood control in the area. Michael and Freda Wadler have dealt with flooding at their Meyerland house three times before: the 2015 Memorial Day flood, the 2016 Tax Day flood and Hurricane Harvey in 2017. “Whenever there’s a storm that’s brewing in the Gulf, we get very anxious,” said Michael Wadler. “You’re checking the weather constantly as it’s approaching. You won’t sleep well and it’s just hard to focus.”