Drainage Utility

Drainage
The Drainage Division is responsible for managing the City's storm water drainage system. We are committed to helping area residents see the connection between effective stormwater management practices and clean drinking water, reduced flooding, and uncontaminated streams and lakes. By managing stormwater runoff, the City hopes to maintain and improve the quality of life Highland Village already has in place for today and future generations.

Feel free to contact us at 972-899-5091, or utilize the Eye on Highland Village tool 24/7 to report ANY concerns.

Storm Water


Storm water runoff is the water that flows off rooftops, driveways, parking lots, private streets, and other hard (impervious) surfaces during rain storms. Storm water runoff is also the rain that flows off grass surfaces and wooded areas. Rather than being absorbed into the ground, storm water can accumulate in many areas of the city, causing nuisance flooding and possible threats to public health and safety.

But flooding is only part of the problem. Storm water runoff can also pick up harmful pollutants such as gasoline, oil, heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides, and lawn fertilizers and carry these into our waterways and underground drainage systems, causing significant environmental damage to our streams, rivers, lakes, and possibly contaminate our drinking water supply.

Storm Water Management Program

The storm water permit requirements were developed to minimize pollution in storm water to the maximum extent practicable and effectively prohibiting illicit discharges to the storm sewer system. The City of Highland Village’s program contains a variety of best management practices that have been selected to provide specific storm water quality improvements and satisfy the six minimum control measures required by the permit.
  1. Public Education, Outreach, and Involvement
  2. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
  3. Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control
  4. Post-Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and Redevelopment
  5. Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
  6. Industrial Storm Water Sources
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