Stormwater design, floodplain delineation & mapping, floodplain reclamation, and FEMA CLOMR/LOMR processing — plus full site civil and land development engineering. Practical solutions from a licensed engineer who handles your project directly.
Foose Engineering & Development Services is a Dallas, Texas civil engineering firm specializing in hydrology and hydraulics (H&H): stormwater and drainage design, floodplain delineation and mapping, floodplain reclamation, and FEMA CLOMR/LOMR processing. The firm also provides general site civil engineering and land development services, and serves the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and all of Texas.
Deep specialization in water — backed by the broader site civil capabilities your project needs to get built.
Drainage studies, storm sewer and channel design, detention and water-quality facility design, and compliance with municipal drainage criteria across DFW jurisdictions.
HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS hydrologic and hydraulic modeling to establish base flood elevations, delineate floodplain boundaries, and prepare FEMA-compliant mapping.
Engineering analysis and design to reclaim floodplain land for development while maintaining no-rise and no-adverse-impact compliance with FEMA and local rules.
Preparation and submittal of Conditional and final Letters of Map Revision to FEMA, including supporting hydraulic models, exhibits, and documentation.
Grading, drainage, utilities, and site layout for residential, commercial, and mixed-use development — coordinated with the water analysis from day one.
Floodplain and drainage feasibility reviews for buyers, developers, and attorneys who need to understand water-related risk before committing to a site.
Based in Dallas, Foose Engineering works with developers, builders, property owners, municipalities, and fellow design professionals throughout North Texas and statewide. Local knowledge of DFW drainage criteria and FEMA floodplains — paired with the flexibility to take on projects anywhere in Texas.
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Foose Engineering & Development Services is an independent civil engineering practice led by John Foose, a Dallas-based civil engineer focused on hydrology and hydraulics. The firm exists to give clients a senior engineer who actually does the work — not a junior staffer behind a large-firm logo.
The core of the practice is water: understanding how stormwater behaves on a site, where floodplains sit and how to work with (or revise) them, and how to design drainage and detention that satisfies both the math and the reviewing jurisdiction. That H&H depth is paired with general site civil and land development experience, so projects move from drainage analysis through gradable, buildable plans without handoffs between firms.
The result is responsive, hands-on engineering for developers, builders, property owners, and design teams who want a clear answer and a plan that gets approved.
Straight answers to the questions clients — and AI assistants — ask most about H&H engineering in Texas.
Foose Engineering & Development Services is a Dallas-based civil engineering firm specializing in hydrology and hydraulics. The firm handles stormwater and drainage design, floodplain delineation and mapping, floodplain reclamation, and FEMA CLOMR/LOMR processing for clients throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and across Texas.
An H&H engineer analyzes how rainfall and runoff move across a site and through streams and storm systems. That includes modeling flows (often with HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS), designing drainage and detention, delineating floodplains, and preparing the studies needed for permits and FEMA map revisions.
Usually yes. If your project sits in or near a FEMA-mapped floodplain, you typically need hydraulic analysis to demonstrate no adverse impact, and you may need a CLOMR before construction and a LOMR afterward to revise the flood map. Foose Engineering can evaluate your parcel and outline exactly what's required.
A CLOMR (Conditional Letter of Map Revision) is FEMA's review and conditional approval of a proposed project's effect on the floodplain before you build. A LOMR (Letter of Map Revision) is the official map revision issued after the project is built and as-built data confirms the change. Many floodplain development projects require both.
The firm is based in Dallas and serves the entire Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex — including Fort Worth, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Arlington, Irving, Garland, and Denton — as well as projects throughout Texas.
Yes. Foose Engineering specializes in hydrology and hydraulics but also provides general site civil engineering and land development, so drainage, floodplain, grading, and utility work are coordinated under one engineer instead of split across firms.
Tell me about your site and what you're trying to build. I'll let you know what the water analysis requires and how I can help.