The GOLDEN HAMMER, a Montgomery county web-based news source, reports that the San Jacimto River Authority (SJRA) has officially added flood control to its mission. The move comes in response to a directive by Governor Abbott to consider ways to protect downstream residents from flooding. This is good news for flood-wary Kingwood residents. It comes just weeks after the governor appointed two Kingwood residents, Kaaren Cambio and Mark Micheletti to the SJRA board.
These are two good first steps in response to the public outcry after Harvey. We now need to turn attention and awareness into action.
Posted 207 days after Hurricane Harvey.
00adminadmin2018-03-24 11:32:382018-03-24 11:42:30SJRA now includes flood control in its mission
These two shots tell the story. Over the road between the boardwalk and playground, the sand was 3-4 feet. The picnic tables had 2 feet of sand over their tops! Workers estimate the average depth at the south end of the park was 4 to 5 feet!
The photo immediately below shows the One Way Sign near the boat area. The boat ramp is to the left and the road to the right. If you look at the sign you can see the sand is undisturbed under it and beyond it to the Boardwalk.
The cost to remove all this sand? $140,000 according to KSA president Dee Price.
The water in the foreground in the next shot is NOT the river; it is the outflow from the drainage ditch. A giant sand bar now entirely closes off the boat ramp. This shot was taken from the parking lot. The dune is an estimated 15 feet tall. Notice how you cannot see the river which is on the other side. You can only see the tree tops!
00adminadmin2018-03-19 18:59:022018-03-19 22:22:16How Deep was the Sand Deposited by Harvey at River Grove Park?
SJRA now includes flood control in its mission
The GOLDEN HAMMER, a Montgomery county web-based news source, reports that the San Jacimto River Authority (SJRA) has officially added flood control to its mission. The move comes in response to a directive by Governor Abbott to consider ways to protect downstream residents from flooding. This is good news for flood-wary Kingwood residents. It comes just weeks after the governor appointed two Kingwood residents, Kaaren Cambio and Mark Micheletti to the SJRA board.
These are two good first steps in response to the public outcry after Harvey. We now need to turn attention and awareness into action.
Posted 207 days after Hurricane Harvey.
How much does it cost to dredge a river?
Here is a story about a deal struck between the City Llano and a dredging company to do it for free.
How Deep was the Sand Deposited by Harvey at River Grove Park?
These two shots tell the story. Over the road between the boardwalk and playground, the sand was 3-4 feet. The picnic tables had 2 feet of sand over their tops! Workers estimate the average depth at the south end of the park was 4 to 5 feet!
The water in the foreground in the next shot is NOT the river; it is the outflow from the drainage ditch. A giant sand bar now entirely closes off the boat ramp. This shot was taken from the parking lot. The dune is an estimated 15 feet tall. Notice how you cannot see the river which is on the other side. You can only see the tree tops!