The Houston Chronicle reported this afternoon that Russ Poppe, the Executive Director of the Harris County Flood Control District, submitted a letter of resignation and plans to leave his office on July 2. Poppe helped former County Judge Ed Emmett sell the historic $2.5 Billion Harris County Flood Bond in 2018 with a whirlwind, barnstorming […]
According to the National Hurricane Center, an area of cloudiness and showers has developed over the Bay of Campeche and adjacent land areas. Slow development of this system is possible over the next several days as it moves slowly and erratically. A tropical depression could form by the middle of next week. NHC Due to […]
After months of expanding Colony Ridge to the east, the developer is now pushing north. The new area is outlined in red below. US Fish and Wildlife Shows Area Contains Many Wetlands According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the new area contains numerous wetlands. So did the partially developed area below it. Wetlands […]
Below are several follow-ups in “capsule” form to 11 news items recently featured on ReduceFlooding.com. Subsidence Everyone of the people who made public comments at the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (LSGCD) meeting on Monday favored including a subsidence metric. Except for one. The person who stands to benefit the most from pumping more groundwater. […]
Houston Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin announced a meeting Thursday, July 8, 2021, at the Kingwood Community Center (4102 Rustic Woods) to provide updates on adding more floodgates to Lake Houston. The program to discuss the Lake Houston Dam Spillway Improvement Project will start at 6:00 p.m. The event will conclude at 7:45 p.m. Floodgate enhancement […]
Harris County Commissioners will vote tomorrow, 6/8/2021, on whether to enter into an interlocal agreement (ILA) for a feasibility study of two dams on Spring Creek tributaries. The ILA is with the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA), the City of Humble, five Utilities Districts and the Texas Water Development Board. The conceptual feasibility study includes […]
The time for sitting on the sidelines of the subsidence debate is over. Groundwater Management Area 14 (GMA-14) has finalized its proposed desired future conditions (DFCs). Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (LSGCD) is fighting them. It wants to exclude any mention of subsidence. So if you disagree with that point of view, speak up now […]
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) finalized nine investigations into Colony Ridge construction practices this week. Eight of the nine found violations. And six of the eight scolded Colony Ridge for lack of best management practices relating to erosion controls. The other two cited Colony Ridge for operating without a permit. Summary of Violations […]
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has joined an aggregate company it regulates in appealing a judge’s decision that voided an air-quality permit issued to the aggregate producer. Much at Stake On March 5, 2021, two Texas Hill County environmental groups, Stop 3009 Vulcan Quarry and Friends of Dry Comal Creek won a lawsuit voiding […]
The National Weather Service released this map around 7 a.m. Houston time this morning. It shows Houston in the bullseye with another 4 to 6 inches of rain predicted in the next five days. Jeff Lindner, Harris County Meteorologist, warns that flash flood watches may be needed by Friday into the weekend. Atmosphere Moisture Levels […]