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They Clearcut 533 Acres, Then Got 17 Inches of Rain

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 09 May 2024 12:03:05 +0000

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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Mitigation for Clearcutting: Two Ways It Could Work Cost Effectively

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 23:53:37 +0000

For decades, we have had wetland mitigation banks. If you want to fill in wetlands, you need to preserve wetlands somewhere else. But what about those vast swaths of ecologically less valuable forest that still play valuable roles in flood reduction? Developers routinely mow them down for new starter homes, apartment complexes, strip centers, RV […]

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This Is Not the Detention Basin

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 02:09:57 +0000

The photo below does not show the Royal Pines detention basin. It’s their main entrance at West Lake Houston Parkway. And this was not a repeat of Woodridge Village on May 7th, 2019, when 7 inches of rain fell in one day. It was three separate rains totaling less than four inches spread out over […]

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Royal Pines Clearcutting Floods Neighbor on Less Than 1″ of Rain

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:09:22 +0000

As proof of how dangerous clearcutting without sufficient mitigation can be, the controversial Royal Pines development has flooded a neighbor on a rain that was less than 1″ – even as the Lake Houston area flirts with drought. The circumstances are similar to those of a nearby development – Woodridge Village. There, clearcutting flooded Elm […]

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Imelda’s Third Anniversary Brings Clearcutting into Focus

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 01:49:44 +0000

Today is the third anniversary of the day Tropical Storm Imelda flooded approximately 600 homes in Elm Grove and North Kingwood Forest. A major contributing factor: clearcutting 268 acres immediately upstream. Here are several pictures and videos that people sent me. Before the clearcutting, these areas had not flooded – even during Hurricane Harvey. Lessons […]

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Clean Sweep for Royal Pines

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 22:08:29 +0000

Developers of the new Royal Pines subdivision at the north end of West Lake Houston Parkway have made a clean sweep. They appear to have finished clearing and grubbing more than 200 acres. See the pictures below taken on 9/17/22. Trees As “Nuisance” For most developers, including this one, trees are a nuisance. You have […]

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202.8 Acres of Royal Pines Gone. Was It Necessary?

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:14:33 +0000

Since April 2022, I’ve documented the ever-widening clearing of the new Royal Pines subdivision at the north end of West Lake Houston Parkway. See what the development looked like in: April May June July At the end of August, it appeared as though the clearing was close to complete. Massive piles of dead trees remain […]

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