Matt Zeve, Deputy Executive Director for the Harris County Flood Control District, will discuss Lake Houston area projects approved in the recent County Flood Bond at a meeting of the Lake Houston Area Grassroots Flood Prevention Initiative on September 17. Zeve will also address updates to Flood Plain Maps. The new maps could lead to increases in flood insurance rates and affect your home’s market value.
Meeting Specifics
Date: September 17, 2018
Time: 6:30 – 8:30
Place: Kingwood Community Center
Address: 4102 Rustic Woods, Kingwood
Matt Zeve. Director of Operations for Harris County Flood Control District
About Matt Zeve
Zeve is the Deputy Executive Director for the Harris County Flood Control District. Under his direction, the District carries out its mission to devise countywide flood damage reduction plans, implement those plans, and maintain the infrastructure.
That mission is executed in the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.5 million, which includes the City of Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city. The District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of about 1,500 channels, totaling 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins and a 2.5-square mile wetlands mitigation bank.
After graduating from Texas A&M University with Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Zeve successfully practiced engineering as a consultant in the private sector before joining the Harris County Flood Control District in November, 2015. He has spent his entire professional career working on drainage projects primarily in the Houston Metropolitan area.
Updates on Other Flood Issues
Additionally, Grass Roots leaders will update the community on other issues affecting the potential for flooding in the Lake Houston Area.
Help Shape Agenda
If you have specific questions or concerns, please email them ahead of time so the group can prepare to address them. Send suggestions to: Bill Fowler, co-chair of the Grass Roots Initiative at txwil43@yahoo.com.
Spread the Word
Please forward this page t0 everyone you know in our area. Flood prevention impacts the peace of mind and economic well-being of everyone.
Posted September 7, 2018 by Bob Rehak
374 Days since Hurricane Harvey
00adminadmin2018-09-07 15:48:162018-09-07 16:43:44Mark Your Calendar: Flood Control Director to Address Kingwood Issues on September 17
My apologies. On Wednesday, I posted about easements along Ben’s Branch and Taylor Gulley. The story said that the City of Houston had finally sent long-awaiting documents to Harris County Flood Control that would allow the County to assume maintenance of those areas. It was based on assurances from a source at the City that the documents had finally been sent to the County.
However, different documents actually arrived at the County. They covered a small portion of Taylor Gulley and a small drainage ditch in King’s Forest that parallels Valley Manor west of Kingwood High School.
Like many of the drainage ditches in Kingwood, after annexation, this ditch west of Valley Manor and Kingwood High School fell into a maintenance black hole. The County has now received an easement from the City of Houston that will allow it to maintain the ditch.
Here are maps of the two areas for which documentation has actually been sent to Harris County:
My source at the City now says, “I am working with the legal team to have a full update on all the outstanding channels as well as have requested the expedited completion of Bens Branch.”
To see an interactive map of Harris County drainage projects in Kingwood, go to the Harris County Flood Control District website and see the Kingwood section.
Posted by Bob Rehak on September 7, 2018
374 Days since Hurricane Harvey
00adminadmin2018-09-07 07:49:542018-09-07 07:53:22Correction on Post about Ben’s Branch and Taylor Gulley
Want to know where all the support for the flood bond came from? Want to know where the highest turnouts were? Want to see where the largest percentages of NO votes came from? Instead of pouring over the canvass spreadsheets until your eyeballs bleed, now you can get it at a glance thanks to some amazing work by the good folks at ABC13, KTRK-TV. Click on the map below and you will be taken to their web site. There are two layers to this “heat map.” A heat map reveals geographic patterns in data.
First select the layer you want: you have a choice of two: No Votes or Voter Turnout.
The darker colors represent higher numbers.
See the legend by clicking on the arrow to the right of the layer name.
Then click on a precinct, any precinct. A box will pop up that reveals:
The total number of registered voters in the precinct
The number who voted
The percentage of turnout
The number who voted FOR
The number who voted AGAINST
It’s that simple!
Click on map to go to KTRK’s website where you can play with the interactive heat map
KTRK Interactive Heat Map showing voter turnout for Harris County Flood Bond Election. Click on map to view interactive version.
A shoutout to Keaton Fuchs, a KTRK producer who has been working on making this technology available to all of us.
Posted by Bob Rehak on September 6, 2018
373 Days since Hurricane Harvey
00adminadmin2018-09-06 18:43:082018-09-06 22:56:10Interactive Flood-Bond Map from KTRK Reveals Voting Patterns Throughout County
Mark Your Calendar: Flood Control Director to Address Kingwood Issues on September 17
Matt Zeve, Deputy Executive Director for the Harris County Flood Control District, will discuss Lake Houston area projects approved in the recent County Flood Bond at a meeting of the Lake Houston Area Grassroots Flood Prevention Initiative on September 17. Zeve will also address updates to Flood Plain Maps. The new maps could lead to increases in flood insurance rates and affect your home’s market value.
Meeting Specifics
Matt Zeve. Director of Operations for Harris County Flood Control District
About Matt Zeve
Zeve is the Deputy Executive Director for the Harris County Flood Control District. Under his direction, the District carries out its mission to devise countywide flood damage reduction plans, implement those plans, and maintain the infrastructure.
That mission is executed in the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.5 million, which includes the City of Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city. The District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of about 1,500 channels, totaling 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins and a 2.5-square mile wetlands mitigation bank.
After graduating from Texas A&M University with Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Zeve successfully practiced engineering as a consultant in the private sector before joining the Harris County Flood Control District in November, 2015. He has spent his entire professional career working on drainage projects primarily in the Houston Metropolitan area.
Updates on Other Flood Issues
Additionally, Grass Roots leaders will update the community on other issues affecting the potential for flooding in the Lake Houston Area.
Help Shape Agenda
If you have specific questions or concerns, please email them ahead of time so the group can prepare to address them. Send suggestions to: Bill Fowler, co-chair of the Grass Roots Initiative at txwil43@yahoo.com.
Spread the Word
Please forward this page t0 everyone you know in our area. Flood prevention impacts the peace of mind and economic well-being of everyone.
Posted September 7, 2018 by Bob Rehak
374 Days since Hurricane Harvey
Correction on Post about Ben’s Branch and Taylor Gulley
My apologies. On Wednesday, I posted about easements along Ben’s Branch and Taylor Gulley. The story said that the City of Houston had finally sent long-awaiting documents to Harris County Flood Control that would allow the County to assume maintenance of those areas. It was based on assurances from a source at the City that the documents had finally been sent to the County.
However, different documents actually arrived at the County. They covered a small portion of Taylor Gulley and a small drainage ditch in King’s Forest that parallels Valley Manor west of Kingwood High School.
Like many of the drainage ditches in Kingwood, after annexation, this ditch west of Valley Manor and Kingwood High School fell into a maintenance black hole. The County has now received an easement from the City of Houston that will allow it to maintain the ditch.
Here are maps of the two areas for which documentation has actually been sent to Harris County:
My source at the City now says, “I am working with the legal team to have a full update on all the outstanding channels as well as have requested the expedited completion of Bens Branch.”
To see an interactive map of Harris County drainage projects in Kingwood, go to the Harris County Flood Control District website and see the Kingwood section.
Posted by Bob Rehak on September 7, 2018
374 Days since Hurricane Harvey
Interactive Flood-Bond Map from KTRK Reveals Voting Patterns Throughout County
Want to know where all the support for the flood bond came from? Want to know where the highest turnouts were? Want to see where the largest percentages of NO votes came from? Instead of pouring over the canvass spreadsheets until your eyeballs bleed, now you can get it at a glance thanks to some amazing work by the good folks at ABC13, KTRK-TV. Click on the map below and you will be taken to their web site. There are two layers to this “heat map.” A heat map reveals geographic patterns in data.
It’s that simple!
Click on map to go to KTRK’s website where you can play with the interactive heat map
KTRK Interactive Heat Map showing voter turnout for Harris County Flood Bond Election. Click on map to view interactive version.
A shoutout to Keaton Fuchs, a KTRK producer who has been working on making this technology available to all of us.
Posted by Bob Rehak on September 6, 2018
373 Days since Hurricane Harvey