Dredging of the River Grove Park boat launch and lagoon have been set back at least two weeks. Originally, KSA estimated that the job could finish as early as the end of March. According to KSA President Dee Price, that was an estimate from the contractor, Kayden Industries, not a contract requirement. Lower Lake Level […]
On March 16, 2020, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) finally started accepting applications for flood infrastructure projects under Senate Bill 7 signed by the Governor on June 13, 2019. We’re now at 941 days since Hurricane Harvey. What Took So Long What took so long? Harvey happened shortly after the 2017 legislature concluded. The […]
TxDOT has recently cleared a vast swath of forest stretching 13 miles east of US59 to lay the groundwork for the next section of the Grand Parkway. Almost 25X larger than 610 Loop When complete, the Grand Parkway will form the third ring around Houston. 610 formed the first ring. It has a perimeter of […]
A friend, Dr. Matthew Berg, CEO and Principal Scientist of Simfero Consultants, observed that flooding and the corona virus are alike. The more I thought about that, the more intrigued I became. Controlling both requires similar strategies. Controlling Convergence is Key Of course, when looking at the corona virus, it spreads from “one-to-many.” And when […]
In a rare move, Montgomery County Commissioner’s Court voted today to let the County Attorney sue a new sand mine. The mine property is owned by MBM Sand Company, LLC and operated by Skilled International near a Conroe subdivision named Carriage Hills. 40 Minute Session with One Spectator Likely due to the corona virus scare, […]
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a tightening of the lockdown already in place because of the corona virus. For the full text of the County’s 20-page order, click here. Summary of Key Provisions Starting tonight at 11:59 P.M. and lasting through April 3, 2020, “this Order requires all individuals […]
The rain earlier this week continues to filter into Lake Conroe and raise the lake level. As of today at 3 p.m. today, the level reached 200.35 msl (mean feet above sea level). That means the lake level now exceeds the average for April – and there’s still a week left in March. With additional […]
Montgomery County commissioners will vote Tuesday whether to sue a new sand mine on the west side of the San Jacinto West Fork. The mine is in a Conroe development called Carriage Hills. Agenda Item and Text of Motion by County Attorney This link contains the full text of the motion that commissioners will vote […]
Susanne Kite sent me this fascinating story and video from the BBC. It chronicles the fight of an indigenous Polynesian tribe, the Maori, to gain “legal personhood” status for a river they revere as ancestral. The 160-Year Fight The tribe fought for more than 160 years to get legal protection for the Whanganui River. In […]
Yesterday, I posted about rains that quickly brought Lake Conroe back up to its average for March. Additional rain last night and today brought the lake up another 3.24 inches to 200.23 as of 9pm on 3/22/2020. That means the lake is now within about 1 inch of its average level for April. This now […]