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Latest Spending Trends: Flood-Mitigation Quarterly Update

Numbers for Harris County Flood Control District’s (HCFCD) first quarter are in. They show several spending trends. Spending Decline Continues They show that the pace of overall flood-mitigation spending continues to decline, though there are signs that it could turn around soon – depending on your basis of comparison. Year over year, the totals show […]

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Northpark Flooded at Russell Palmer

Saturday night, Northpark flooded at the intersection of Russell Palmer and it remained flooded this morning. On Saturday, 4/21/24 at 4:46 PM, Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner communicated a flash flood advisory. He also warned of street flooding. And it happened. But the amount of rain at this location should not have caused flooding that […]

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Entergy Makes Some Northpark Progress, but Significant Issues Remain

Entergy has made more progress on the Northpark Drive expansion project in the last two weeks than in the previous four years. But despite what you see in the photos below, significant issues remain to clear the way for the first all-weather evacuation route from Kingwood. Some Progress, But… Last week, Entergy, a $4 billion […]

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Flood Digest: Flooding, Planning and More

Below is a digest of seven flood-related items in the news lately. Dubai Floods  On April 18, 2024, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates saw the heaviest flooding in 75 years. That’s as far back as their records go. Dubai began data collection efforts in 1949. The floods followed several cloud-seeding flights. They probably did not cause […]

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GLO Announces HUD Disaster Relief Deadline Extension

4/17/4 – While addressing Houston City Council this morning, Texas General Land Office (GLO) Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has given the City and Harris County a two-year extension on the use of Harvey Disaster Relief funds. Fifty percent had to be spent by next year. […]

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Northpark Culvert Installation Resumes

Northpark culvert installation resumed in a major way last week. For several months, utility conflicts stalled installation of the 6’x8′ box culverts down the center of Northpark Drive. During preparation of the center ditch, contractors found gas lines buried at insufficient depth. With those conflicts now resolved, according to Project Manager Ralph De Leon, installation […]

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Why Flood Risk Increases During Construction

Pictures taken of a new Huffman development after a 3.75-inch, 2-year rain last week illustrate why flood risk increases during construction compared to other phases of a project. Aerial images taken over Sila, west of the Huffman-Cleveland Road, show: Friendswood took more precautions with the 553-acre Sila than most developers take with their projects. Regardless, […]

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Trammell Crow Contractors Still Pumping Silty Stormwater into Street

The persistent after-hours pumping of silty stormwater from the Trammell Crow construction site into the street drains has been reported to Harris County Engineering for several months now. Despite warnings, the practice continues. The danger: accumulated silt in drain pipes and the river can reduce their conveyance, back water up in heavy rains, and lead […]

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April 10th Storm Dumps 12-17 Inches in 12 Hours East of Houston

The April 10th storm that swept through Houston during the early morning hours dumped amazing amounts of rainfall just east of here. A report received today from Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner says that the April 10th storm dumped 12-17 inches of rain in a 12 hour period in a swatch across East Texas. The […]

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