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Appellate Court Dismisses Homeowners’ Claims in SJRA Takings Case

11/30/24 – On November 26, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas dismissed homeowners’ claims in the long-running SJRA Takings Case. The case arose from Hurricane Harvey flood damage. Downstream homeowners alleged that San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) releases from Lake Conroe significantly exacerbated their flooding. The resulting damage, they claimed, […]

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New MoCo Drainage Criteria Manual Still Not Finalized

11/27/24 – Montgomery County is operating off a 1989 Drainage Criteria Manual that received minor updates in 2019. MoCo still has not finalized its new drainage criteria manual, a process it began in August 2022. In February 2024, Montgomery County published a draft of a comprehensive new update to its drainage criteria manual. The draft brought the […]

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Tribute to Judy Cox, A Transformative Community Leader

11/26/24 – Flooding in Harris County could use more people like Judy Cox. I attended her memorial service this afternoon and my eyes misted up when hundreds of people sang, “Down By The Riverside.” I dedicate this post to Judy’s memory because of her leadership style. She had no real involvement in flood mitigation. But […]

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Flood Digest: Brief Summaries of Five Flood-Related News Items

11/25/24 – This flood digest contains brief summaries of five recent flood-related news items. GLO Launches Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program A month ago, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) announced the creation of a Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP). The purpose: to utilize unused and de-obligated Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds […]

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FEMA Launches New Online Flood-Insurance Quote Tool

11/22/24 – FEMA has launched a new, online flood-insurance quote tool. You simply: The entire process took me less than two minutes. I found that I could get the maximum coverage ($250,000) with the minimum deductible for $887. How to Act on the Quote Of course, you don’t buy flood insurance directly from FEMA. You […]

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Subsidence District to Study Alternative Water Supply for NE Harris County

11/21/24 – Last week, the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District published a request for qualifications (RFQ) for consultants interested in conducting an alternative water supply feasibility study for Northeast Harris County. Mike Turco, the District’s general manager, said he is specifically focused on the area east of Lake Houston, which is experiencing tremendous growth. The completion of […]

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GLO, HUD Funding Approved for 7 HCFCD Projects So Far

11/20/2024 – The Texas General Land Office (GLO) confirmed funding approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for seven Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) projects. In June of last year, HCFCD submitted two projects lists to GLO for $825 million in HUD Community Development Block Grant disaster relief (CDBG-DR) funding […]

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Half of FEMA-Funded Buyouts Take More Than 5 Years

11/19/2024 – The time to fully complete half of all FEMA-funded buyouts takes more than five years from disaster to closeout. The screen capture below was taken from a presentation earlier this month to the Harris County Community Flood Resilience Task Force by Thao Costis, head of Harris County’s Housing and Community Development Department. The […]

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Do You Know Your Home’s True Flood Risk?

11/18/24 – Do you know your home’s true flood risk? In October, National Geographic ran an insightful article by Meryl Davids Landau titled “Many Americans are buying homes in flood zones – and don’t realize it.” The article begins, “The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete […]

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