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Wastelands to Wetlands, Part III: Turning Ideas into Action

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:26:01 +0000

3/31/25 – In the first two parts of this “Wastelands to Wetlands” series, I presented a vision for restoration of the San Jacinto West Fork and listed all the various parties who have an interest in the effort and could help. But how do you coordinate them? Who would take responsibility/authority for ensuring restoration? And […]

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Flood-Control, Water-Supply Dam Differences Help Explain Delay on Lake Houston Gates

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 01:13:32 +0000

9/29/24 – When talking about using the Lake Houston Dam to help control flooding, one often hears experts say, “That’s not a flood-control dam. That’s a water-supply dam.” So, what’s the difference? And why does it make a difference? The purpose of the dam influences its design, operation and management. An insider familiar with the […]

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Harvey’s Seventh Anniversary Update on Lake Houston Floodgates Project

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:17:34 +0000

8/28/24 – In its July 10 board meeting, the Coastal Water Authority (CWA) unanimously approved a motion to move forward with final design for 11 new Lake Houston floodgates. Houston will now consider the same motion at its September 11th City Council Meeting. If approved, final engineering design of the gates will commence. Separately, Houston […]

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West and East Forks of San Jacinto Flooding Again

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 20 May 2024 01:02:45 +0000

May 19, 2024 – For the second time this month, the West and East Forks of the San Jacinto River are flooding. The East Fork crested last night about 1.5 below the prediction. However, the West Fork is now cresting at US59. Parts of River Grove Park and the turnaround under US59 are already flooded. […]

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City of Houston Re-evaluating Benefit-Cost Ratio on Lake Houston Gates Project Alternatives

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 22:20:25 +0000

According to minutes of the Coastal Water Authority (CWA) February 9 board meeting posted in March, work on the project to add more gates to Lake Houston was paused in January while the City of Houston updated the project’s benefit-cost ratio. CWA Board Minutes Give High-Level Overview of Concerns, Status Earlier, in December, the board […]

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May 2021 Gate Project Update for Lake Houston Dam

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 12 May 2021 17:28:35 +0000

In its March 10th board meeting, the Coastal Water Authority (CWA) accepted the recommendation of a preliminary engineering report to add one thousand feet of crest gates to the uncontrolled spillway portion the Lake Houston Dam. The additional release capacity would let operators shed water faster before, during or after major storms to reduce the […]

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