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The San Jacinto West Fork has rerouted itself through the giant Hallett sand mine in Porter. The old river bed has been cut off. And the river now enters and exits one of the mine’s largest pits through large breaches in what used to be dikes. More than Normal Erosion Rivers always move during floods […]
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Read MoreA breach at the giant Hallett Mine on the San Jacinto West Fork that began in late January or early February is still open and expanding. Two Pairs of Pictures, Two Weeks Apart I first reported the breach on April 10. Below are pictures taken then and today. In the pictures above, note the difference […]
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Read MoreGoogle Earth shows a massive breach in the southernmost pond of the Hallett San Jacinto West Fork mine in a satellite image dated February 19, 2024. Here’s how the same area looked today from a drone. And here’s how it looked from a boat just hours earlier. A Harris County Flood Control Gage at Highway […]
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Read MoreGoogle Earth shows a massive breach in the southernmost pond of the Hallett San Jacinto West Fork mine in a satellite image dated February 19, 2024. Here’s how the same area looked today from a drone. And here’s how it looked from a boat just hours earlier. A Harris County Flood Control Gage at Highway […]
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Read MoreJust upstream from the blocked drainage ditch at Northpark Drive and the San Jacinto West Fork, Hallett Materials operates the biggest sand mine between I-69 and I-45. The mine complex sprawls across several square miles and has several leaks. During the last flood in January, those leaks likely contributed to sedimentation in the West Fork […]
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Read MoreSome say that mining sand from our rivers and flood plains is the price of progress. Pros and Cons Sand has its benefits. We need it to make concrete. And we need concrete to accommodate a growing population. And a growing population creates income for builders, tradesmen and other businesses. But mining sand also has […]
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Read MoreOn December 22, I received an email from a Montgomery County resident named Jody Binnion. He lives near the Hallett sand mine on the San Jacinto West Fork and can see the mine from his home. Binnion said that the level of a 170-acre pond had dropped at least 2-3 feet and maybe more – […]
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