erosion - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/erosion/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 10 Jan 2025 01:59:16 +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 erosion - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/erosion/ 32 32 103504436 Bens Branch Erosion Forces Installation of New Bridge https://houstonnewmedia.org/bens-branch-erosion-forces-installation-of-new-bridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bens-branch-erosion-forces-installation-of-new-bridge Fri, 10 Jan 2025 01:59:16 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=48555 1/9/25 – The widening of Bens Branch caused by ever-increasing amounts of water coming downstream from new upstream developments has forced the Bear Brach Trail Association to replace an aging wooden bridge with a new $300,000 steel truss bridge. The creek has widened from 32 to 50 feet since Tropical Storm Imelda in 2019. The […]

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]]> 877906 Sedona: Erosion on a Spectacular Scale https://houstonnewmedia.org/sedona-erosion-on-a-spectacular-scale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sedona-erosion-on-a-spectacular-scale Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:08:10 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=48479 1/4/25 – In a Houston-area-flooding context, we usually consider erosion as a negative. It reduces the capacity of streams, channels and Lake Houston. It can also form sediment dams like mouth bars that back water up. But elsewhere, many consider erosion a tourist attraction. And I’m not just talking about the Grand Canyon. Welcome to […]

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]]> 873742 Fort Bend County to receive $17.54M for erosion, flood mitigation | Community Impact https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-to-receive-17-54m-for-erosion-flood-mitigation-community-impact-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-to-receive-17-54m-for-erosion-flood-mitigation-community-impact-2 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:13:17 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=367e7920c5a3310a41963e131f60ad35 Steep Bank Creek erosion repair ($1.59 million): stabilize creek banks near southwest side of Missouri City, in the southern area of Sugar Land.

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]]> 808757 Fort Bend County to receive $17.54M for erosion, flood mitigation | Community Impact https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-to-receive-17-54m-for-erosion-flood-mitigation-community-impact-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-to-receive-17-54m-for-erosion-flood-mitigation-community-impact-3 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:13:17 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=258c555e25043bcb37e5d2a24399520d Fort Bend County will eventually receive a total of $56 million from the GLO for hurricane-relief funding, and this bundle is part of that amount.

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]]> 808775 Fort Bend County to receive $17.54M for erosion, flood mitigation | Community Impact https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-to-receive-17-54m-for-erosion-flood-mitigation-community-impact-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-to-receive-17-54m-for-erosion-flood-mitigation-community-impact-4 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:51:52 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=106ae3289ec85e00bc2f10ae7c6e8f40 Fort Bend County will receive a $17.54 million grant from the Texas General Land ... Sugar Land, are already in the design phase. (Kelly Schafler/ ...

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]]> 808791 Fort Bend County to receive $17.54M for erosion, flood mitigation | Community Impact https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-to-receive-17-54m-for-erosion-flood-mitigation-community-impact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-to-receive-17-54m-for-erosion-flood-mitigation-community-impact Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:37:01 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=898762b92c02bc30b5bccac369693fb8 ... Sugar Land, are already in the design phase. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact). Fort Bend County will receive a $17.54 million grant from the Texas ...

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]]> 808726 Texas Land Commissioner Grants Erosion Mitigation Funds To FBC, Sugar Land – KURV https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-land-commissioner-grants-erosion-mitigation-funds-to-fbc-sugar-land-kurv/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-land-commissioner-grants-erosion-mitigation-funds-to-fbc-sugar-land-kurv Fri, 31 May 2024 14:49:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f7b2ed42a80686858d89f87c2864215c Fort Bend County and Sugar Land are to receive millions of dollars in erosion mitigation funds from the Texas General Land Office.

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]]> 775727 $26 million secured to control erosion at Brazos River. Here’s how this will impact homeowners https://houstonnewmedia.org/26-million-secured-to-control-erosion-at-brazos-river-heres-how-this-will-impact-homeowners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=26-million-secured-to-control-erosion-at-brazos-river-heres-how-this-will-impact-homeowners Fri, 05 Apr 2024 22:00:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=24030325b8aa7bd6383c35e818c8656b Fort Bend County has secured nearly 26 million for its Brazos River erosion project, according to Fort Bend County Pct. 3 Commissioner Andy ...

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]]> 746883 Eyeing erosion: Brazos River projects gain state, federal funding | Community Impact https://houstonnewmedia.org/eyeing-erosion-brazos-river-projects-gain-state-federal-funding-community-impact-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eyeing-erosion-brazos-river-projects-gain-state-federal-funding-community-impact-2 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:47:51 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3085a52577bb851613447f928fe48ad6 On Jan. 16, Sugar Land City Council voted to approve a $28 million grant application to the Texas Water Development Board to go toward erosion ...

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]]> 734163 Eyeing erosion: Brazos River projects gain state, federal funding | Community Impact https://houstonnewmedia.org/eyeing-erosion-brazos-river-projects-gain-state-federal-funding-community-impact-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eyeing-erosion-brazos-river-projects-gain-state-federal-funding-community-impact-3 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:47:51 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7e508aeecacefaa98a33648d183c35bc Development Great Wolf Lodge's second Texas resort set ... Houston · Sugar Land - Missouri City · Government. Houston. Eyeing erosion: Brazos River ...

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]]> 734216 Eyeing erosion: Brazos River projects gain state, federal funding | Community Impact https://houstonnewmedia.org/eyeing-erosion-brazos-river-projects-gain-state-federal-funding-community-impact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eyeing-erosion-brazos-river-projects-gain-state-federal-funding-community-impact Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:26:58 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d20547193593f3d27ed6888e511585be After years of funding efforts, the city of Sugar Land and Fort Bend County will receive millions from the state and federal government to address ...

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]]> 734082 Harris County To Reconsider Colony Ridge Impacts https://houstonnewmedia.org/harris-county-to-reconsider-colony-ridge-impacts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harris-county-to-reconsider-colony-ridge-impacts Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:04:22 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=42981 On Tuesday, 1/9/24, Harris County Commissioners court will consider a motion by Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey, P.E. to monitor the potential flooding, housing, and environmental impacts of Colony Ridge on Harris County. (See Item 282 on the Agenda.) Ramsey submitted a similar item for the 10/10/23 session of Commissioners Court. The Court took no […]

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]]> 708930 Tree Lane Bridge over Bens Branch Still Standing https://houstonnewmedia.org/tree-lane-bridge-over-bens-branch-still-standing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tree-lane-bridge-over-bens-branch-still-standing Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:16:14 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=42472 The recent drought has reduced the rate of erosion under the Tree Lane/Bens Branch Bridge for now. But with wetter weather expected, we need to accelerate the repair effort. Recent pictures show the desperate need for repairs to the bridge. It’s next to Bear Branch Elementary School where more than 600 students attend grades K-5. […]

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]]> 694978 Search For Sediment Solutions Should Lead Straight to Colony Ridge https://houstonnewmedia.org/search-for-sediment-solutions-should-lead-straight-to-colony-ridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=search-for-sediment-solutions-should-lead-straight-to-colony-ridge Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:08:22 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=41757 Harris County Flood Control, Montgomery County, the SJRA, and Texas Water Development Board are searching for sediment solutions in the Upper San Jacinto River Basin. Their major scientific study includes all or parts of six counties: Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Grimes, Walker, San Jacinto and Liberty – all land draining into Lake Houston. The high-level goal: […]

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]]> 678866 Colony Ridge Stormwater Detention Basins, Ditches Fail to Meet Liberty County Standards https://houstonnewmedia.org/colony-ridge-stormwater-detention-basins-ditches-fail-to-meet-liberty-county-standards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colony-ridge-stormwater-detention-basins-ditches-fail-to-meet-liberty-county-standards Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:46:55 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=40566 Colony Ridge, the world’s largest trailer park, fails to meet Liberty County regulations for the construction of stormwater detention basins and ditches. The development’s basins and ditches routinely lack erosion controls such as grass and backslope interceptor swales. The resulting erosion can reduce the conveyance of streams, increase flood risk and threaten property both inside […]

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]]> 645646 Flood Damage To Tree Lane Bridge Over Ben’s Branch Accelerates https://houstonnewmedia.org/flood-damage-to-tree-lane-bridge-over-bens-branch-accelerates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flood-damage-to-tree-lane-bridge-over-bens-branch-accelerates Tue, 13 Jun 2023 02:28:17 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=39756 Since I last reported on damage to the Tree Lane Bridge over Ben’s Branch in January, the situation has worsened considerably. Pictures Taken on 6/12/23 Show Extent of Damage The bridge will probably not collapse in the next big rain. However, the cumulative damage to all these components underscores the need for urgent repair and […]

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]]> 612792 How Development Delays Can Impact Flooding https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-development-delays-can-impact-flooding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-development-delays-can-impact-flooding Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:53:51 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=39631 For a variety of reasons, many new developments seem to be “on pause” these days. Developers clear and grade land land. Then it may sit undeveloped for months or even years. This leaves exposed soil unprotected by vegetation. That makes it more susceptible to erosion for longer periods. And the eroded soil can clog streams […]

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]]> 610364 Biden Changes Trump’s Changes to Water Regulations https://houstonnewmedia.org/biden-changes-trumps-changes-to-water-regulations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biden-changes-trumps-changes-to-water-regulations Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:04:30 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36944 The Associated Press reported on December 30, 2021, that the Biden administration had reversed Trump-era changes to water regulations, which themselves were changes to Obama regulations and other previous administrations. This is getting to be like a tennis match. “Advantage Downstream.” The EPA regulations have changed numerous times over the years. Enforcement changes, too. The […]

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]]> 509772 $60 million for Brazos River erosion project – Fort Bend Independent https://houstonnewmedia.org/60-million-for-brazos-river-erosion-project-fort-bend-independent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=60-million-for-brazos-river-erosion-project-fort-bend-independent Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:28:09 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b181ad662e86b42292f610999ecf1b35 Sugar Land City Council recently approved an agreement with Fort Bend County and a resolution to submit an application to the General Land Office ...

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]]> 507211 $60 million for Brazos River erosion project – Fort Bend Independent https://houstonnewmedia.org/60-million-for-brazos-river-erosion-project-fort-bend-independent-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=60-million-for-brazos-river-erosion-project-fort-bend-independent-2 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:28:09 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c833caea1623e57e88e23b0889b4367e Sugar Land City Council recently approved an agreement with Fort Bend County and a resolution to submit an application to the General Land Office ...

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