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Are Ditches or Storm Sewers More Effective at Reducing Flooding?

5/9/2025 – Houston has 3,900 miles of storm sewers and 2,500 miles of roadside ditches. When it comes to reducing flooding, roadside ditches and storm sewers each have their pros and cons. But before looking at the strengths and limitations of each, let’s consider some basic capacity and performance differences. Capacity and Performance A typical […]

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Colony Ridge Drainage Reports Misrepresent Soil Types, Underestimate Runoff; Many Reports Missing

Drainage reports for the controversial Colony Ridge development in Liberty County misrepresent soil types in a way that underestimate runoff by as much as 6X to 9X. As a consequence, the massive development’s ditches and detention ponds are undersized. That contributes to downstream flooding.  In addition, virtually all of the drainage reports supplied by the […]

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