The Lake Conroe Association, which fought the temporary lowering of Lake Conroe, may find that it’s a blessing in disguise. The TCEQ decided to allow the San Jacinto River Authority and City of Houston to lower Lake Conroe for six weeks by up to two feet during the peak of hurricane season. The SJRA will […]
This morning, I received a press release announcing that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) had approved the joint decision by the City of Houston and the San Jacinto River Authority to temporarily lower the level of Lake Conroe during the peak of hurricane season. The lake will be lowered by two feet from […]
Last month, I posted about Harris County Flood Control District’s plans to install additional new and upgraded flood gages. The goal: to give scientists more and better information with which they can create more accurate river forecasts. New Gage Locations According to Jeff Lindner, Director Hydrologic Operations Division/Meteorologist, at the Flood Control District, additional new gages […]
Regular readers of this site will notice something new today – a top-level page that contains links to information about sand mining best practices. The page features four categories of information about sand mining: Best management practices from other states and countries Academic articles and case studies Texas laws and regulations Observations The material within […]
The fast-approaching Harris County Flood Bond referendum scheduled for August 25 is forcing people to focus on their top mitigation priorities. The Flood Control District is actively soliciting community input on projects that we think are needed in this watershed. Harris County includes 22 different watersheds within 1,756 square miles. Each watershed has its own independent flooding problems […]
Approaching Storm Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has introduced a new, near-real-time, inundation mapping tool – just in time for a tropical disturbance predicted to affect the Houston area from this Saturday through Monday. The NOAA map below (created 6/13/18) shows expected rainfall totals associated with the disturbance which is currently centered just south […]
The fast-approaching Harris County Flood Bond referendum on August 25 is forcing people to focus on their top mitigation priorities. Here is the current list of projects included in the Bond Proposal. Scroll down to page 7 to see those associated with the San Jacinto Watershed as of 6/1/18. Only one item from MY top […]
At the 2018_FloodWarn_Training_Kingwood on May 2, Diane Cooper of FEMA pointed out several startling statistics about the Hurricane Harvey Flood and flood insurance. According to the City of Houston, approximately 90,000 structures OUTSIDE of the 0.2% Risk Area (500-year flood plain) were impacted. Additionally, another 30,500 structures INSIDE the 1% risk area (100-year flood plain) and 29,000 in […]
From this damage map, it’s clear that Kingwood suffered the most home damage in the upper Lake Houston area during Hurricane Harvey. Harris County Food Control has worked diligently to map damage due to Harvey. The map above shows the total number of damaged homes by watershed AND political jurisdiction. The black line that divides […]