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Last Forest Cove Townhome Now Down

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:55:53 +0000

Today, the last townhome in Forest Cove was demolished – 1799 days after Hurricane Harvey, the storm that left them uninhabitable. As of 3PM today, only one small portion of one wall remained and the demolition crew was busy loading up the last debris into waiting trucks. I may take another day or two to […]

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Forest Cove Townhomes: One More Gone, One to Go

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 22:54:09 +0000

Earlier this week, I photographed the collapse of one of the two last townhome complexes in Forest Cove on Marina Drive. Today, I flew over the demolition site and photographed contractors removing the last of the debris and cleaning up the site. The images also show the extent of buyouts in the area as well […]

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Caught on Camera: Moment Forest Cove Townhome Toppled

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:22:15 +0000

This morning at 10:34 AM, the last remains of another Forest Cove townhome complex toppled to the ground. The HCFCD demolition contractor nibbled away at it last week and earlier this morning. Eventually, all but a narrow strip of the last townhome in the complex had turned into a pile of rubble. That strip started […]

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Beginning of End for Last of Forest Cove Townhomes

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 23:46:04 +0000

Today, 7/5/22, marked the beginning of the end for the last of the three remaining townhome complexes on Marina Drive in Forest Cove. Demolition began at 4:45 this afternoon on the complex nearest the Forest Cove community center. The job foreman estimates that removal of the two complexes shown below could take a week or […]

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Forest Cove Townhome Complex Ready for Demolition

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 01:09:27 +0000

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has completed condemnation proceedings on the last unit in another townhome complex on Marina Drive in Forest Cove. They will schedule the units for demolition as early as next week. Hurricane Harvey destroyed the units so completely that FEMA made them the centerpiece of a video after Harvey. Since […]

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Pics of Tornado Damage in Kingwood/Forest Cove

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 01:55:53 +0000

Early Sunday morning on January 9, 2022, an EF-1 tornado touched down along the Kingwood Diversion Ditch between Walnut Lane and Kingwood Drive. It damaged trees and homes on both sides of the ditch for several blocks. By early afternoon, tree crews were swarming over the area, making the streets barely passable. Tornado or Just […]

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Oil Field South of Forest Cove Little League Fields Producing Again

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 22:07:19 +0000

The Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) had been making good progress on cleaning up the abandoned oil field between the Forest Cove Little League fields and the San Jacinto West Fork. However, it recently stepped back from the job when the lease holder indicated a desire to start producing several wells again. Harvey’s Toxic Legacy Floods […]

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New Bayou Greenway Now Connects Kingwood, Forest Cove

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 00:49:21 +0000

The Houston Parks Board’s newest leg of the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway is nearing completion. Construction started near River Grove Park in Kingwood and is working its way west toward Harris County Precinct 4’s new Edgewater Park at US59. First Leg Now Concreted, Others Under Construction The first leg of the concrete trail connects River […]

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Cleanup of Leaking Oil Tanks on Noxxe Lease by Forest Cove Little League Fields Complete

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:48:01 +0000

The Texas Railroad Commission has finished the cleanup of leaking oil storage tanks on the Noxxe Oil & Gas lease by the Forest Cove Little League fields. Several tanks remain, but they are empty and not leaking. According to a Railroad Commission spokesperson, another individual wants to take over the lease. That person intends to […]

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Railroad Commission Completes First Part of Noxxe Cleanup in Forest Cove Already

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:56:10 +0000

The Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) completed the first part of the Noxxie Oil & Gas post-Harvey cleanup on Tuesday, 1/19/21, just hours after the operation started. TRRC contractors began early in the morning near the Forest Cove Townhomes on Marina Drive. By 11 a.m., they had removed the heater treater; begun dismantling two storage tanks; […]

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Noxxe Oilfield Cleanup Starts Tomorrow in Forest Cove

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:41:45 +0000

Dean Southward, a spokesperson for the Texas Railroad Commission, confirmed today that cleanup of the toxic mess left behind by Noxxe Oil & Gas near the West Fork in Forest Cove will begin tomorrow. Noxxe abandoned its lease after Harvey flooded the entire field, toppled tanks, and destroyed the stripper-well operation. The Railroad Commission tried […]

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