A review of Texas Parks and Wildlife Departments’ guidelines for eagle habitat protection reveals that the proposed Kingwood Marina and high-rise development appears to have some permit issues circling overhead. No Environmental Impact Statement Prepared by Developer Developers of the proposed massive high-rise complex claim they found no bald eagle nests on their property. Therefore, […]
Steady northward migration of the San Jacinto West Fork could threaten the proposed new high-rise Kingwood Marina development – within the lifetime of many residents. An analysis of satellite and aerial imagery in Google Earth shows that the river channel has shifted 758 feet north in 40 years – almost 20 feet per year – […]
In addition to monitoring sand mining legislation, I have spent the last several days drafting and redrafting my own letter to the Army Corps and TCEQ about the proposed new high-rise development for Kingwood. I’m not done with my letter yet. I keep discovering alarming facts. They raise questions about the wisdom of such a […]
Two top retired geologists for one of the world’s largest oil companies have sent letters to the US Army Corps of Engineers and TCEQ protesting the new high-rise development in Kingwood. They raise some excellent points from a technical perspective that other letter writers have not yet addressed. Tim Garfield and RD Kissling, who led […]
Note: This post contains a correction to Matt Zeve’s title; he is Deputy Executive Director at Harris County Flood Control. The Army Corps of Engineers today released this graphic showing the extent of West Fork dredging progress to date. Dredging will extend from River Grove Park on the west King’s Harbor on the east. Original […]