Galveston County Drainage District #1, located in the southwestern section of Galveston County Texas, was established September 25, 1908, by two thirds vote of the qualified resident property tax payers in the District and was organized for the construction and maintenance of canals, drains, ditches, levees, creeks and bayous within its jurisdiction.

The District is governed by a board of three elected Commissioners, to administer and supervise the Districts policies. The District currently employs a Manager, an Administrative Assistant and 6 employees, as well as utilizes the experience of numerous affiliates to meet this objective.

The Districts service area covers approximately 64.2 square miles, which is bounded by the Clear Creek watershed to the north, Galveston Bay to the east and Hall's Bayou to the west and south. Historically, this service area was primarily rural agricultural, but rapid growth in the area has changed the land use to urban development. The Districts boundaries include portions of five major watersheds; Dickinson Bayou, Highland Bayou, Willow Bayou, Cloud Bayou and Halls Bayou and is drained entirely by these major arteries.

The Districts goal is to complete channelization of the major Creeks within its jurisdiction in general conformance with the adopted Master Plan (Dickinson Bayou Watershed Regional Drainage Plan, 1994). Further studies have been completed or are on going within certain reaches of other creeks which will expand, update and revise the original plan upon review and acceptance by the Districts Commissioners. The District will also support and cooperate with the other governmental entities including the Cities of Dickinson, League City, Santa Fe and Texas City, as well as the County of Galveston, Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District, Galveston County Drainage District #2 and Brazoria County Conservation and Reclaimation District No. 3, to improve local drainage.

In 2003, a Criteria Manual was authorized and funded by the District to establish rules and regulations for use by developers and engineers in preparation of drainage plans for development within the District.

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