Elm Grove resident Jeff Miller submitted two more videos and a still photo today. They show: Harris County Flood Control crews excavating Taylor Gully almost up to the Montgomery County line. The ditch had become silted due to erosion from a development upstream called Woodridge Village on the other side of the county line. Enhancements […]
Given the amount of sand we’re currently trying to remove from the mouth bar of the West Fork, this post may seem counter-intuitive to many. However… Worldwide, sand is becoming scarce according to a number of recent reports and articles from respected sources. And as the scarcity transforms economies, it also transforms our environment. Many […]
When Barry drifted east over the weekend, it helped the Kingwood Area in more ways than one. Not only did it take flooding rains elsewhere, it allowed Harris County Flood Control to begin maintenance of Taylor Gully on Monday. Erosion Upstream Clogged Ditch with Sediment Beginning last year, developers clear cut the area upstream of […]
A defendant’s motion to dismiss more than 200 lawsuits brought by two local lawyers, Jason Webster and Kimberly Spurlock, on behalf of flooded Elm Grove residents has been tabled by agreement of the lawyers involved. A hearing on the motion to dismiss was scheduled for Monday, July 15th at 4PM in Harris County Judge Lauren […]
According to a report by KHOU 11, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced on Friday that Kingwood residents affected by floods in early May can now apply for SBA loans. Loan amounts can range up to $200,000 with interest rates as low as 1.983 percent. Most of those affected live in Elm Grove and North […]
Something happened today that made me realize how, as a society, we are losing sight of the things that caused us to regulate the environment 50 years ago. As a result, some bad history could repeat itself After seeing yesterday’s post about the West Fork mouth bar, a reader named Suzanne Kite sent me a […]
We learned a little bit more this week about the next phase of dredging. Several graphics (below) released by the Corps summarize modifications to the Emergency West Fork Debris Removal Project. What We Confirmed and Learned We confirmed that: Great Lakes, the prime contractor on the original job, will be the only contractor on the […]
According to Beth Walters of the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), work on the upstream portion of Taylor Gully in Kingwood will begin on Monday, July 15, weather permitting. There’s still uncertainty regarding the local impact of Tropical Storm Barry, however, equipment has already started showing up at the job site. From Bassingham to […]
It wasn’t supposed to happen. But it did. After receiving two letters and two visits telling Elaine Phillips that the City could do nothing to fix her drainage, trucks magically showed up this morning … and fixed it. They gave her no explanation. Epic Battle over Partially Blocked Drainage Swale You may remember me posting […]
There’s a lot more in a cone map than meets the eye. The map below shows the latest forecast track for Tropical Storm Barry. Here’s a short tutorial on some other things you can get out of it. As you can see, the trajectory continues to favor landfall in Louisiana and then movement up through […]