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“Seasonal” Lake Lowering Out. “Active Storm Management” In.

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:14:47 +0000

The San Jacinto River Authority and City of Houston have abandoned their automatic “seasonal” lake lowering policy. The seasonal program lowered Lake Conroe automatically to fixed levels during the rainiest parts of the year (April/May and August/September, i.e., the peak of hurricane season). They have replaced seasonal lowering with a new program called “active storm […]

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Lake Conroe Association Complains About Lowering Lake Conroe … Again

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 01:48:09 +0000

Updated 6/25/24 – After the near miss with Tropical Storm Alberto, Lake Conroe Association (LCA) President Kevin Lacey penned an angry, demanding letter to the City of Houston (CoH) about lowering the lake 5 inches. Complaints In Lacey Letter Among other things, the letter complains that: Use of the word “breach” by Mr. Lacey seems […]

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Case Finally Closed on Lake Conroe Association Lawsuit against City, SJRA

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:48:40 +0000

In April, 2021, a Montgomery County District Court dismissed the Lake Conroe Association’s lawsuit against the City of Houston for its Lake Lowering Policy. In August 2021, the court dismissed the same case against the SJRA with prejudice. The Lake Conroe Association (LCA) and several Lake Conroe residents appealed the decisions. Then on April 20, […]

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MoCo Judge Dismisses Lake Conroe Association Lawsuit Against SJRA With Prejudice

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:56:52 +0000

Judge Michael Mayes of the 284th Judicial District Court in Montgomery County filed an order today dismissing the Lake Conroe Association (LCA) lawsuit against the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA). But the most significant part of the dismissal was the way he did it. Judge Mays dismissed the case WITH PREJUDICE FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION. […]

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Engineers Testifying for LCA are Electrical and Chemical, Not Civil

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 23 May 2021 18:54:14 +0000

Yesterday’s post cited the testimony of two “licensed professional engineers” in the State of Texas who claimed that Lake Conroe could not refill from rainfall in the Spring or Fall after being lowered one foot to provide an extra margin of safety, which helps prevent flooding homes on both sides of the dam. However, the […]

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LCA Claims “Seasonal Lake Lowering Policy Does Not Allow Lake Conroe to Refill Through Rainfall in Spring, Fall”

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 22 May 2021 19:46:13 +0000

Never says never. Especially in a lawsuit. It didn’t take long to disprove that claim! Two days after LCA filed the claim, the SJRA had to open its gates to keep Lake Conroe homes and businesses from flooding. And they are still releasing water. This afternoon, I read the third supplement to the petition by […]

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Lake Conroe Keeps Rising Despite Increasing Discharges by SJRA

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 02 May 2021 00:48:43 +0000

In the last two weeks heavy rains have slammed the areas upstream from Lake Conroe leading to steady rises in the lake level. Had the lake not been lowered, neighborhoods could be flooding now. Streets in several places are already cut off. More Than Three Foot Increase Above Lowered Level The rain a week ago […]

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MoCo Judge Dismisses Lake Conroe Association Suit to Block Seasonal Lake Lowering

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 23:54:19 +0000

It has been a busy ten days at the Montgomery County Courthouse. On March 31, the Lake Conroe Association (LCA) filed a lawsuit to block the seasonal lowering of the lake. But a hearing was not set until April 19. Meanwhile, the SJRA and City of Houston initiated a release of 450 cubic feet per […]

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SJRA Began Spring Seasonal Release on April 1

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:05:44 +0000

The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) began slowly releasing water yesterday afternoon to lower the level of Lake Conroe to 200 feet per the temporary seasonal release policy adopted more than a year ago. When the seasonal release began, the lake stood at 201.01 feet – its normal target level. By noon today, the level […]

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Lake Conroe Association Applies for Temporary Restraining Order To Prohibit Seasonal Lowering of Lake Conroe

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 04:18:32 +0000

They’re baaaa-aaaack. This afternoon, less than a day before the SJRA spring seasonal lowering program was set to kick in, the Lake Conroe Association (LCA) has applied for a temporary restraining order to prohibit it. The LCA also seeks a permanent ban on the entire program. For the complete text of their 30-page lawsuit, click […]

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