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West Fork Dredging Spoils Being Deposited Near Luce IBT Canal

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:26:59 +0000

12/21/24 – West Fork dredging spoils are being pumped across the East Fork and up Luce Bayou to where it joins the Inter-basin Transfer Project. Just Outside of Floodplain The first question I had after learning of the location was, “Is it out of the floodplain?” Comparing drone photos taken today to FEMA’s Flood Hazard […]

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City’s New Dredging Program Launched

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:40:53 +0000

12/20/2024 – Just in time for the holidays, the City’s new dredging program on Lake Houston finally launched this week, but with some changes. According to Dustin Hodges, Chief of Staff for District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger, delays earlier this year in the long-awaited dredging program had to do with the search for […]

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Dredge Still in Starting Blocks

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 21:44:32 +0000

12/8/24 – Callan Marine moved its dredge down the San Jacinto West Fork to a location between Atascocita Point and Royal Shores more than two weeks ago. But it hasn’t moved yet. Reasons for the delay are unclear at this point. Still Anchored in Same Spot This morning, the rain let up long enough to […]

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Ready, Set, Dredge!

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 18:43:36 +0000

11/23/24 – Callan Marine now has a dredge in place to begin the City of Houston’s latest dredging operation. Last month, the City said it hoped its latest Lake Houston dredging program would start in December and now it looks like it will. Callan’s dredge, the General Pershing, is currently anchored on the West Fork […]

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City Mobilizing for More West Fork Dredging

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:21:11 +0000

Mobilization for the next phase of San Jacinto West Fork dredging is underway. The City of Houston and its contractor DRC (a subsidiary of Callan Marine) are already staging equipment in two places on the West Fork. The program, funded by FEMA, will remove an estimated 800,000 cubic yards of silt and sediment between the […]

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