detention pond - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/detention-pond/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +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 detention pond - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/detention-pond/ 32 32 103504436 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482472 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482476 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482473 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482478 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482475 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns-2 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482479 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482477 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482474 KMS Demolition Accelerates https://houstonnewmedia.org/kms-demolition-accelerates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kms-demolition-accelerates Sat, 12 Nov 2022 22:40:42 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36387 Kingwood Middle School demolition accelerated this week. On Tuesday, November 8, contractors had nibbled their way into a small area near the front door. But on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, they took down about 20-25% of the building. They’re focusing on the west side right now and moving north. If your kids enjoy watching big […]

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]]> 471870 66% Impervious Cover? Really? https://houstonnewmedia.org/66-impervious-cover-really/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=66-impervious-cover-really Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:45:54 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=35947 Because the Laurel Springs RV Resort was grandfathered under old drainage regulations, it got away with building a detention pond that was half the size required by current regulations. But assuming the developers were just shrewd businessmen who legally and successfully exploited the system, did they follow the rest of the rules? Let’s look at […]

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]]> 450340 Half of Preserve at Woodridge Already Framed Out. https://houstonnewmedia.org/half-of-preserve-at-woodridge-already-framed-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=half-of-preserve-at-woodridge-already-framed-out Thu, 05 May 2022 23:35:39 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=32516 Less than six months ago, Guefen started clearing land for the Preserve at Woodridge. Plans showed that the Preserve would contain 131 Lilliputian-sized homes for rent, some as large as 668 square feet. Already, more than half the homes are framed out. And one fifth have roofs. I counted 73 homes either completely or mostly […]

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]]> 314746 Silty Detention Pond Flushed into Bens Branch https://houstonnewmedia.org/silty-detention-pond-flushed-into-bens-branch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silty-detention-pond-flushed-into-bens-branch Sat, 23 Apr 2022 20:11:56 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=32346 Contractors at the controversial mini rent home development called the Preserve at Woodridge Forest flushed a silt-laden detention pond into a stormwater channel leading to Bens Branch this week. The silty water migrated at least two miles downstream. The pictures below show the trail of silt. On 4/17/22, Easter Sunday, I photographed a full pond […]

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]]> 308176 Laurel Springs RV Resort Turns Into Giant Mud Bath https://houstonnewmedia.org/laurel-springs-rv-resort-turns-into-giant-mud-bath/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=laurel-springs-rv-resort-turns-into-giant-mud-bath Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:21:34 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=31766 After a 2 inch rain on 3/22/22, the construction site at the Laurel Springs RV Resort turned into a giant mud bath, now being pumped into the Lakewood Cove storm sewer system. The whole point of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan approved by the TCEQ is to prevent that. Is This Part of A Bigger […]

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]]> 277991 RV Resort Getting Ready to Pour Concrete, Baffling Activity at Detention Pond https://houstonnewmedia.org/rv-resort-getting-ready-to-pour-concrete-baffling-activity-at-detention-pond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rv-resort-getting-ready-to-pour-concrete-baffling-activity-at-detention-pond Sat, 19 Feb 2022 02:45:27 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=31324 Construction activity at the Laurel Springs RV Resort near Lakewood Cove kicked into overdrive today as workers laid forms to prepare for concrete and more pipes went into the ground. Also, the detention pond seemed to change shape in ways that could reduce its capacity. Getting Ready for Concrete The shot below shows what will […]

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]]> 258325 Photos of Kingwood’s First RV Resort after Heavy Rains Last Weekend https://houstonnewmedia.org/photos-of-kingwoods-first-rv-resort-after-heavy-rains-last-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photos-of-kingwoods-first-rv-resort-after-heavy-rains-last-weekend Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:11:34 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=30672 One thing became immediately clear after reviewing aerial photos of the Kingwood area’s first RV resort last Monday. The heavy rains created a mud pit. After removing every tree and blade of grass on these 20 acres, the owners of this project will have to pave over virtually the entire site to make it useable. […]

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]]> 235487 Kingwood Middle School: November Construction Update https://houstonnewmedia.org/kingwood-middle-school-november-construction-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kingwood-middle-school-november-construction-update Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:34:54 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=29435 Construction of the new Kingwood Middle School appears on schedule for opening with the next school year in 2022. Compared to my October update, no new major milestones have been reached. Everything just looks a little further along. Kingwood Middle School Construction Sequencing Construction started on the west and is moving toward the east. As […]

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]]> 199536 Another Massive Detention Pond Going In Next to Halls Bayou https://houstonnewmedia.org/another-massive-detention-pond-going-in-next-to-halls-bayou/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=another-massive-detention-pond-going-in-next-to-halls-bayou Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:52:59 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=28781 Construction has begun on another massive detention pond along Halls Bayou. It stretches south from Isom Street to the bayou between Chrisman and Aldine-Westfield Roads. It covers approximately 26 acres and when complete will hold 180-acre feet of stormwater to reduce the risk of flooding. This is just one of 11 projects comprising the Halls […]

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]]> 183554 Contractors Almost Finished with Framing New KMS, Starting on Roof https://houstonnewmedia.org/contractors-almost-finished-with-framing-new-kms-starting-on-roof/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contractors-almost-finished-with-framing-new-kms-starting-on-roof Sun, 11 Jul 2021 01:33:52 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27202 While far from complete, Humble ISD contractors have made steady progress with the construction of the new Kingwood Middle School (KMS), despite heavy and steady rains in May, June and July. Back in late March, I reported that steel was going up. Since then, the contractors have finished erecting steel on 80-90% of the new […]

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]]> 140233 Construction Update: New Caney High School #3 Site Going Green and Gray https://houstonnewmedia.org/construction-update-new-caney-high-school-3-site-going-green-and-gray/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=construction-update-new-caney-high-school-3-site-going-green-and-gray Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:12:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=24953 South of Kingwood’s HCA Medical Center, contractors have made slow but steady progress on the site for New Caney High School #3 between Sorters-McClellan Road and US59. I reported last November that they were pouring concrete. They still are. But there’s a lot more of it on the ground of the 80+ acre site. About […]

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]]> 117989 Construction Update: Steel Going up for New Kingwood Middle School https://houstonnewmedia.org/construction-update-steel-going-up-for-new-kingwood-middle-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=construction-update-steel-going-up-for-new-kingwood-middle-school Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:09:14 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=24911 In 2018, Humble ISD voters approved a $575 million bond referendum. One of the projects involves a complete rebuild of Kingwood Middle School with an open, airy feeling; much larger classrooms; and unlike the old school, a large detention pond. Three years later, it’s starting to look real. I took all photos below on March […]

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