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The High Cost of Living Downstream from Sand Mines

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 03:08:14 +0000

2/24/25 – Yesterday, I posted pictures and video of a river of muck hundreds of feet wide that has poured out of Hallett Materials 170-acre settling pond into the San Jacinto West Fork…for a full year. Today, I’ll talk about the high cost of living downstream from that situation. But Hallett has even more environmental […]

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Planning a Better, Faster Recovery from the Next Storm

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 22:43:44 +0000

8/3/24 – Yesterday was a start. Kingwood residents and political leaders met in several areas hard hit by Hurricane Beryl to discuss ways to improve recovery efforts. The idea: to start a dialog about steps that Houston Public Works, CenterPoint, community leaders, and residents can take together to reduce disruptions from future flooding and power […]

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May Floods Destroyed Popular Trail in East End Park

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:31:53 +0000

May floods destroyed the popular “Overlook” hiking trail with spectacular river views in Kingwood’s East End Park. The northern perimeter of East End Park is on the cutbank side of the San Jacinto East Fork where it joins Caney and Peach Creeks. According to the National Park Service, “As water flows around these curves, the […]

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Future of River Grove Boat Launch Discussed at KSA Meeting

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 05:47:28 +0000

6/7/24 – Last night, the Kingwood Service Association (KSA) Parks Committee discussed the future of its River Grove boat launch. As reported previously on ReduceFlooding.com, the boat launch has become seriously blocked by sand and other sediment coming downriver during the May floods, primarily from the West Fork San Jacinto. After floods in January, boaters […]

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KSA Replacing River Grove Boat-Launch Pier

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 02:44:06 +0000

The Kingwood Service Association pier at the River Grove Park Boat Launch has reached the end of its service life and is being replaced. The pier, which had grown old, sustained damage during recent floods. The planks had so much give in them, that I often wondered if they would hold me. It’s Finally Time […]

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HCFCD Completes Removal of Another 10,000 Cubic Yards From Bens Branch

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 16:26:41 +0000

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) contractors have completed removal of virtually another 10,000 cubic yards of sediment that had accumulated in Bens Branch between Rocky Woods Drive and Kingwood Drive. While a little cleanup work and equipment removal remains, we can call this job “well done.” Scope of Work Completed HCFCD widened and deepened […]

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