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Elm Grove Says Merry Christmas to Perry Homes and Kathy Perry Britton in Strange and Wonderful Ways
Numerous people have sent ReduceFlooding.com stories about how Perry Homes and Kathy Perry Britton changed their Christmas. Some are real and some are just expressions of anger. Adaptations Reported by Residents This Christmas Stringing Christmas tree lights three feet up from the floor for safety. Converting Christmas yard decorations to blow up plastic types that […]
San Jacinto West Fork Before-After Photos Show Dramatic Conveyance Improvements from Dredging
After a year of dredging, the Army Corps and its contractors are gone. Even though they didn’t get all of the West Fork Mouth Bar, they made dramatic conveyance improvements on the West Fork as these before/after photos show. Sand Island Before Dredging The first was a blockage that dredging contractors nicknamed “Sand Island.” It […]
KSA’s Christmas Present to Kingwood: A Beautifully Restored East End Park
Just in time for Christmas, East End Park is back and beautifully restored. KSA has resurfaced the entire trail network with crushed granite; repaired the boardwalks; repainted or power-washed the benches and picnic tables; restored the parking lot; and improved the entry. Contractors mowed the meadows earlier in the fall and the tall grass has […]
Harris County Approves TWDB $30 Million Grant Application for Dredging at Confluence of San Jacinto and Lake Houston
In the last legislative session, State Representative Dan Huberty sponsored an amendment to Senate Bill 500. The amendment earmarked a $30 million grant for additional dredging at the confluence of the San Jacinto River and Lake Houston. Last week, Harris County approved the grant application to the Texas Water Development Board. That will actually transfer […]
East Fork Mouth Bar Grows 4000 Feet During Harvey and Imelda
If you boat between the San Jacinto East Fork and Lake Houston, perhaps you’ve noticed it’s a little harder getting from A to B lately. The San Jacinto East Fork Mouth Bar has grown approximately four fifths of a mile during the last two storms and the channel depth has decreased 6X. These three pictures […]
Perry Homes Pulls Excavation Equipment From Woodridge Village Before Finishing Detention Ponds
Instead of accelerating completion of detention ponds on Woodridge Village as Perry Homes promised, the company appears to have pulled all excavation equipment from the site. Contractors who were supposed to have been working on detention pond N-1 have gone…BEFORE they finished S2 and BEFORE they finished a berm sealing off the southern portion of […]