BMPs - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/bmps/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:55:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 BMPs - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/bmps/ 32 32 103504436 Reduce Flood Risk from Sand Mining in Two Minutes https://houstonnewmedia.org/reduce-flood-risk-from-sand-mining-in-two-minutes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reduce-flood-risk-from-sand-mining-in-two-minutes Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:55:15 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=48788 1/22/25 – The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has proposed new Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Sand Mines. But they do nothing to address flood risk from sand mining here in the Lake Houston Area. Sediment pollution from upstream sand mines has contributed to flooding more than 13,000 homes and businesses in the Lake […]

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]]> 886853 Contractor Only Partially Complies with BMPs at Foster Elementary Reconstruction Site https://houstonnewmedia.org/contractor-only-partially-complies-with-bmps-at-foster-elementary-reconstruction-site/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contractor-only-partially-complies-with-bmps-at-foster-elementary-reconstruction-site Tue, 07 Jan 2025 02:38:46 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=48518 1/6/2024 – Before New Year’s Day, I posted about the lack of best management practices (BMPs) at the Foster Elementary reconstruction site in Kingwood. A contractor let sediment-laden runoff escape the site, fill the street and flow into unprotected storm drains. Photos taken yesterday after a storm front passed show that it’s still happening. Partial […]

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]]> 875369 New TCEQ Sand Mining BMPs Ignore Pit Captures https://houstonnewmedia.org/new-tceq-sand-mining-bmps-ignore-pit-captures/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-tceq-sand-mining-bmps-ignore-pit-captures Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:18:17 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=48225 12/13/24 – Proposed new Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Best Management Practices (BMPs) for sand mines ignore what miners are supposed to do in the case of pit captures. “Pit capture” happens when a river breaks through the dikes of a sand mine. It can have serious consequences including, but not limited to: Identifying […]

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]]> 861463 They Clearcut 533 Acres, Then Got 17 Inches of Rain https://houstonnewmedia.org/they-clearcut-533-acres-then-got-17-inches-of-rain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=they-clearcut-533-acres-then-got-17-inches-of-rain Thu, 09 May 2024 12:03:05 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=44849 Construction is always the riskiest period during a development project. Especially when you clearcut 533 acres and get 17 inches of rain … in a week. However, thanks to best practices and luck, most people surrounding the Sila development in Huffman narrowly escaped what could have become a major disaster. As the people in Woodridge […]

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]]> 766425 Top Stories of 2021 in Review https://houstonnewmedia.org/top-stories-of-2021-in-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-stories-of-2021-in-review Fri, 31 Dec 2021 16:48:38 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=30380 Below are my personal picks for the top flood-mitigation stories of 2021. The Fight for Funding In 2019, Commissioners Court established “equity” guidelines that prioritized projects in Low-to-Moderate Income watersheds. Then this year: Harris County won no US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Grants in the first round of Harvey competition. To compensate […]

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]]> 227250 One-Click Submittal for Suggested Public Comments on Proposed Sand-Mining BMPs https://houstonnewmedia.org/one-click-submittal-for-suggested-public-comments-on-proposed-sand-mining-bmps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-click-submittal-for-suggested-public-comments-on-proposed-sand-mining-bmps Thu, 19 Aug 2021 01:03:34 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27863 For those wishing to submit comments about sand-mining Best Management Practices (BMPs), but who may feel daunted by the technicalities, I’ve compiled a list that you can submit with one click. To automatically submit those suggestions, click this link. It should address and title an email for you and automatically insert recommended text shown below. Don’t […]

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]]> 155154 BMPs for Final Stabilization Report Omit Crucial Elements https://houstonnewmedia.org/bmps-for-final-stabilization-report-omit-crucial-elements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bmps-for-final-stabilization-report-omit-crucial-elements Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:14:11 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27811 This is the eighth in a series about Best Management Practices (BMPs) proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for sand mines in the San Jacinto watershed. This post will focus on the Final Stabilization Report that operators should file after mines cease operation. As we saw yesterday, operators abandon many mines with little thought […]

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]]> 154316 BMPs for Final Stabilization Report Omit Crucial Elements https://houstonnewmedia.org/bmps-for-final-stabilization-report-omit-crucial-elements-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bmps-for-final-stabilization-report-omit-crucial-elements-2 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:14:11 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27811 This is the eighth in a series about Best Management Practices (BMPs) proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for sand mines in the San Jacinto watershed. This post will focus on the Final Stabilization Report that operators should file after mines cease operation. As we saw yesterday, operators abandon many mines with little thought […]

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]]> 154317 TCEQ Proposes BMPs for Post-Mining Phase, But Is There Any Incentive to Comply at That Point? https://houstonnewmedia.org/tceq-proposes-bmps-for-post-mining-phase-but-is-there-any-incentive-to-comply-at-that-point/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tceq-proposes-bmps-for-post-mining-phase-but-is-there-any-incentive-to-comply-at-that-point Mon, 16 Aug 2021 20:05:17 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27796 This is the seventh in a series about Best Management Practices (BMPs) proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for sand mines in the San Jacinto watershed. This post will focus on post-mining activities – what should happen after the mine ceases operations. The six previous posts have talked about: Scope and Need […]

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]]> 153919 Mining BMPs Could Help Reduce Toxicity of Floodwaters https://houstonnewmedia.org/mining-bmps-could-help-reduce-toxicity-of-floodwaters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mining-bmps-could-help-reduce-toxicity-of-floodwaters Sun, 15 Aug 2021 22:29:38 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27757 This is the sixth in a series on Sand Mining Best Management Practices (BMPs) proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). BMPs help reduce erosion and prevent pollution, but these don’t address some important issues. Strengthening them could reduce both the magnitude and toxicity of future floods. By reducing the amount of excess […]

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]]> 153431 BMPs for Pre-Mining Phase of Sand Mining Can Help Prevent Erosion that Contributes to Flooding https://houstonnewmedia.org/bmps-for-pre-mining-phase-of-sand-mining-can-help-prevent-erosion-that-contributes-to-flooding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bmps-for-pre-mining-phase-of-sand-mining-can-help-prevent-erosion-that-contributes-to-flooding Sat, 14 Aug 2021 22:03:10 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27730 According to best management practices (BMPs) being proposed by the TCEQ, pre-mining planning is one of the main ways to prevent sediment from leaving a mine. So much sand piled up in the San Jacinto after Hurricane Harvey that it reduced the conveyance of the river, contributed to flooding, and cost hundreds of millions of […]

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]]> 153055 Sand-Mine Structural Control BMPs Could Make Difference in Next Flood https://houstonnewmedia.org/sand-mine-structural-control-bmps-could-make-difference-in-next-flood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sand-mine-structural-control-bmps-could-make-difference-in-next-flood Sat, 14 Aug 2021 01:12:09 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27712 In an effort to reduce sediment escaping into the San Jacinto River from sand mines, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued Draft Guidelines on Best Management Practices (BMPs). Yesterday, I discussed vegetative controls for erosion. Today, I will discuss structural control. The two types often work together or in sequence. At the […]

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]]> 152734 How Vegetative Controls Can Help Sand Mines Reduce Erosion and Flooding https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-vegetative-controls-can-help-sand-mines-reduce-erosion-and-flooding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-vegetative-controls-can-help-sand-mines-reduce-erosion-and-flooding Fri, 13 Aug 2021 01:25:46 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27670 During Harvey, millions of cubic yards of sediment moved downstream. Some came from river bank erosion. But some also came from exposed sediment in sand mines that flank both sides of the West Fork like the one below. It’s exceedingly difficult to determine the percentages that came from various sources. Regardless, sediment built up at […]

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]]> 152210 We Must Strengthen Sand-Mining BMPs: Minimum Setbacks Just Part of Solution https://houstonnewmedia.org/we-must-strengthen-sand-mining-bmps-minimum-setbacks-just-part-of-solution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-must-strengthen-sand-mining-bmps-minimum-setbacks-just-part-of-solution Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:52:53 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27648 At long last, the State of Texas could soon adopt minimum setbacks from rivers for sand mining. The Lake Houston Area Flood Prevention Initiative has been working with the Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association (TACA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for two years to create a set of Best Management Practices (BMPs). […]

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]]> 151701 Comments Due to TCEQ on Sand-Mining BMPs by August 19 https://houstonnewmedia.org/comments-due-to-tceq-on-sand-mining-bmps-by-august-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comments-due-to-tceq-on-sand-mining-bmps-by-august-19 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:19:23 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27626 A couple weeks ago, I posted about rules governing the application of sand mining best management practices (BMPs). Now the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting public comments on the BMPs themselves. Think of the difference this way: how/when to enforce guidelines vs the guidelines themselves. More than 90 people responded to the […]

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]]> 150199 Take Two Minutes To Help Reduce Flooding in San Jacinto Watershed https://houstonnewmedia.org/take-two-minutes-to-help-reduce-flooding-in-san-jacinto-watershed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=take-two-minutes-to-help-reduce-flooding-in-san-jacinto-watershed Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:38:49 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27399 The Lake Houston Area Grassroots Flood Prevention Initiative needs your help. The group’s four-year effort to establish best management practices (BMPs) for sand mines in the San Jacinto River basin is drawing to a close. But one of the rules needs strengthening. Leave a public comment to that effect on the TCEQ website. It should […]

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]]> 144845 Flood Notes: Quick Updates on Multiple Flood Related Topics https://houstonnewmedia.org/flood-notes-quick-updates-on-multiple-flood-related-topics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flood-notes-quick-updates-on-multiple-flood-related-topics Fri, 19 Mar 2021 01:43:55 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=24857 Below are updates on seven flood-related topics from around the Lake Houston Area and Texas. Plugging of Noxxe Wells in Forest Cove Delayed Peter Fisher of the Texas Railroad Commission reports that its Oil & Gas Division is about eight to 10 weeks away from plugging the NOXXE wells in Forest Cove. Noxxe abandoned the […]

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