Jeff Lindner, Director Hydrologic Operations and a meteorologist with the Harris County Flood Control District, just released a fascinating compendium of statistics: the Final Harvey Report. It contains everything you need to know to impress your friends, relatives and someday, your great, great grandchildren. When they’re sitting on your knee someday, you can tell them how you […]
The meeting sponsored by Harris County Flood Control in Kingwood to explain the upcoming $2.5 billion flood bond is being rescheduled. The rescheduling is so that County Judge Ed Emmett can attend. Originally the meeting was to have been held at the Kingwood Community Center on June 14 from 6-8pm. That meeting date has been […]
As we prepare to dredge portions of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River for the first time, it’s also time to start planning and budgeting a regular maintenance dredging program. Let’s make sure that’s included in the August 25th $2.5 billion flood bond referendum. Back in 2000: Before the exponential growth of sand […]
Dockline Magazine just posted three articles in its Spotlight section about lowering the level of Lake Conroe up to 2-feet during the peak of Hurricane season in late August and September. “The Case for Lowering Lake Conroe Two Feet During Hurricane Season” represents the Lake Houston point of view. I authored it and have reprinted it […]
06//01/18 – In its April board meeting, the San Jacinto River Authority voted to seasonally and temporarily lower the level of Lake Conroe to reduce flood risk for downstream residents. Several learned and respected people suggested an alternative strategy in response to pushback from the Lake Conroe Association. Their proposal goes something like this. “As […]
Everyone says, “It’s not if, but when we will flood again.” Most people would therefore deduce that “Time is the enemy of flood mitigation.” The Maryland Reminder We were reminded of that this week with the horrific images of flash floods raging down Main Street of a small Maryland town. It was the town’s second so-called […]