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Laurel Springs RV Park Still Ignoring FAA Safety Requirement

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:09:22 +0000

No. Airplanes won’t be taking off and landing at the Laurel Springs RV resort any time soon. The headline has to do with an FAA rule that prohibits wet-bottom stormwater detention basins within five miles of airports. Because of this pond’s location near IAH airport, the FAA and City of Houston require the stormwater detention […]

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66% Impervious Cover? Really?

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:45:54 +0000

Because the Laurel Springs RV Resort was grandfathered under old drainage regulations, it got away with building a detention pond that was half the size required by current regulations. But assuming the developers were just shrewd businessmen who legally and successfully exploited the system, did they follow the rest of the rules? Let’s look at […]

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Chain Link Fencing at Laurel Springs RV Resort Would Not Meet Exxon Land Development Commercial Guidelines

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 03:38:49 +0000

Since my last post on the Laurel Springs RV Resort, contractors have erected approximately 2000 feet of chain link fence, much of it within feet of Laurel Springs Lane. Exxon Land Development Commercial Development Guidelines generally prohibited chain link fencing except in rare instances where the fence was “not visible from the street or adjacent […]

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Laurel Springs RV Resort Turns Into Giant Mud Bath

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:21:34 +0000

After a 2 inch rain on 3/22/22, the construction site at the Laurel Springs RV Resort turned into a giant mud bath, now being pumped into the Lakewood Cove storm sewer system. The whole point of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan approved by the TCEQ is to prevent that. Is This Part of A Bigger […]

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Laurel Springs RV Resort Update: Mysterious Black Spots and Other News

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 01:20:41 +0000

In the two weeks since I last posted about the “RV Resort” under construction on Laurel Springs Lane, a lot has happened. Among other things, I’ve noticed contractors repeatedly covering up black spots in the detention pond that have a habit of mysteriously reappearing. Mysterious Black Spots Keep Reappearing I have dozens of other shots […]

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RV Resort Detention-Pond Drain Finally Being Installed in Approved Location

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 21:16:50 +0000

Four months after Laurel Springs RV Resort contractors started tying into the Lakewood Cove storm sewer system, they may finally finish the job in the next few days. I spotted them yesterday and today, digging a trench from the pumps to the pond. At their present rate of progress, and with gasoline prices spiraling out […]

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Laurel Springs RV Resort Construction Pushes Forward Despite Investigations

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:21:33 +0000

Despite investigations by local, county and state authorities into construction practices at the Laurel Springs RV Resort near Lakewood Cove, contractors seem to have stepped up the pace of construction. They’ve also launched a major cleanup effort around the detention pond. Contractors triggered a cease-and-desist letter from the County Attorney, with the threat of a […]

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RV Resort Getting Ready to Pour Concrete, Baffling Activity at Detention Pond

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 02:45:27 +0000

Construction activity at the Laurel Springs RV Resort near Lakewood Cove kicked into overdrive today as workers laid forms to prepare for concrete and more pipes went into the ground. Also, the detention pond seemed to change shape in ways that could reduce its capacity. Getting Ready for Concrete The shot below shows what will […]

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Harris County Attorney Threatens Lawsuit Against RV Resort Owner, Contractor

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:38:00 +0000

The Harris County Attorney has threatened the Laurel Springs RV Resort owner and contractor with a lawsuit. The Cease and Desist letter also includes, strangely enough, the Lakewood Cove Homeowners Association. The County Attorney alleges the HOA owns the property on which the RV Resort is being built. However, the HOA claims it does not […]

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TCEQ Says RV Resort Discharge Not Allowed by Permit

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 22:21:12 +0000

The TCEQ says discharges of sediment-laden stormwater are not allowed across public or private property under the terms of its Construction General Permit. Two weeks ago, I photographed contractors at the Laurel Springs RV Resort construction site discharging silty stormwater from its detention pond into the wetlands and cypress ponds of Harris County’s Precinct 4 […]

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Dirt Excavated from Woodridge Being Used to Build Up Laurel Springs RV Resort

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 02:26:57 +0000

Sprint Sand & Clay, the company hired by Harris County Flood Control to excavate 500,000 cubic yards of dirt from Woodridge Village, began hauling some of it to the controversial Laurel Springs RV Resort near Lakewood Cove this morning. Wake-Up Calls My phone started blowing up before breakfast with dozens of complaints about Sprint truck […]

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City Inspector Finds No Problems At RV Park. 311 Says “Case Closed.” Martin’s Office Says “Not So Fast.”

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 01:44:11 +0000

After photos showed clear construction permit violations at the Laurel Springs RV Resort, a City inspector said he found no problems there. Then, 311 closed the case. But Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin’s office said another group was investigating. Martin’s chief of staff did not elaborate. Discharging Silty Stormwater into County Park On Saturday, I […]

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“Stormwater Runoff Shall Not Cross Property Line”

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 01:28:00 +0000

The construction plans approved by the City of Houston for the Laurel Springs RV Resort state that “Stormwater runoff shall not cross property line.” The memory of that warning did not last long. Reminder about Stormwater Runoff A reader emailed me this morning to alert me to the fact that the contractor was digging through […]

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RV Resort Pumping Stormwater Into Edgewater Park, Bringing in Fill

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 02:33:43 +0000

Lakewood Cove residents reported yesterday and today that contractors at the Laurel Springs RV Resort are pumping stormwater from their detention pond into Precinct 4’s Edgewater Park. The reports are true. And it’s a permit violation. I also found contractors bringing in fill from the outside that I thought was going to be “cut” from […]

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