Interview by Bob Rehak In June, I interviewed Milan Saunders, Chairman/CEO of Plains State Bank, and his daughter Lori Saunders, the bank’s COO. Both live in Kingwood Lakes with their respective families several blocks apart. I asked for this interview to learn how Harvey affected them personally and professionally, and to see whether the flood […]
Early voting for the $2.5 billion Harris County Flood Bond Referendum begins August 8. If approved, the County could leverage that money to increase the amount available for flood mitigation. Matching funds from FEMA, HUD, the State, and other sources are available. These grants usually operate on a 75/25 or 90/10 basis, returning $3 to […]
In a previous post, I showed satellite and aerial images of water sweeping through a West Fork sand mine complex during Harvey. This is part of a process called river capture. In the photo below you can see the West Fork flowing into and through mines on both sides of the river during Harvey. Dikes on […]
The Plea for DDG has paid off. More detention, dredging and gates are now all officially listed as projects for Harris County’s historic, $2,5 billion, flood-bond referendum. Why detention, dredging and gates? Less in. More through. Faster out. The flood mitigation trifecta. At the San Jacinto Watershed meeting held on July 10th, many people were […]
Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced yesterday afternoon that representatives from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC of Oak Brook, IL, met with Corps’ contracting and project managers for a pre-construction conference. The meeting finalized project requirements for the $69,814,060 dredging and debris removal emergency operation and the clock has […]