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West Fork Sand Mine Sending Sediment Downstream from Settling Pond

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 18 May 2024 02:26:04 +0000

5/17/2024 – The Hallett sand mine on the San Jacinto West Fork appears to have dug a trench across the maintenance road of its settling pond to lower the pond’s level. Murky wastewater is draining into the West Fork while the SJRA is currently releasing 10,875 cubic feet per second (CFS) from Lake Conroe in […]

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HUD Clouds Future of Flood-Mitigation Funding in Texas

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 01:10:09 +0000

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has clouded the future of dozens of Texas flood-mitigation projects worth billions of dollars. HUD has alleged racial discrimination by the Texas General Land Office (GLO), which distributes HUD money in Texas. HUD based its finding of discrimination on complaints by two advocacy groups. The complaints […]

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Five Watersheds Lose Population While Harris County Gains Slightly

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:40:15 +0000

Like damage, population is one of the “weighting factors” considered in the distribution of flood-mitigation dollars. Compared to 2017 estimates of watershed populations in Harris County, 2022 estimates show that five watersheds have lost population. But overall, the county has gained 155,254 people. The map below shows the location of each of these watersheds. Reasons […]

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Chronicle, ReduceFlooding endorse Mealer over Hidalgo

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:08:53 +0000

The Houston Chronicle has endorsed Republican Alexandra del Moral Mealer for County Judge over incumbent Democrat Lina Hidalgo. I won’t recap the lengthy Chronicle article here; you should read it firsthand. But I will expand on it, especially vis-a-vis flood control, which the Chronicle touched only lightly. Let me start by saying that after watching […]

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Flood- and Garcia-Bond Updates

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 01:03:51 +0000

The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) August update to County Commissioners on the progress of the 2018 flood bond shows a continued lopsided distribution of funds in favor of low-to-moderate income (LMI) watersheds. It also showed slowing activity overall. Separately, the County has posted a new website and scheduled input sessions for Adrian Garcia’s […]

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Latest Flood-Mitigation Funding Trends

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 02:06:28 +0000

New data obtained from Harris County Flood Control District via a FOIA Request breaks down flood-mitigation funding by watershed through the end of 2021. It shows where your flood-bond money is going. It also debunks some popular myths. Those include the oft repeated: Rich watersheds get all the funding; poor watersheds get none. Partner funding […]

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Equity Myth Buster: “Rich Neighborhoods Get All the Flood-Mitigation Funding”

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 03:28:05 +0000

A myth being promulgated in the Harris County Courthouse and certain low-income watersheds these days goes something like this: The FEMA Benefit/Cost Ratio used to rank grant applications for flood-mitigation projects favors high-dollar homes. That disadvantages poor, inner-city neighborhoods compared to affluent suburbs. Therefore, poor neighborhoods get no help and the rich neighborhoods get it […]

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Widening of Hunting Bayou Kicks into High Gear

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 02:53:44 +0000

Widening of Hunting Bayou, one of the poorest and most flood-damaged watersheds in the county, is kicking into high gear. Annual Rate of Spending Almost Quadruples since Harvey According to data obtained as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, Harris County Flood Control District and its partners (mainly the Army Corps and […]

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Move by Dems Could Mean Flood-Bond Projects in Outlying Neighborhoods Never Get Built

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 04:23:32 +0000

Harris County Commissioners Court considered a motion today by the County Administrator to change the prioritization of flood-bond projects for the fourth time. By a 3-2 party-line vote, they approved a proposal that could soon lead to depriving outlying neighborhoods of flood bond funding. The vote today was preliminary. Before they take a final vote, […]

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Should Already Lopsided Flood-Mitigation Spending Tilt Even More Toward LMI Neighborhoods?

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 22:19:24 +0000

Tomorrow, Harris County Commissioners Court will consider a proposal that could shift even more flood-mitigation dollars toward Low-to-Moderate Income (LMI) neighborhoods. Harris County has 23 watersheds. Eight have a majority of LMI residents; the other 15 have a minority. For years now, certain Commissioners have argued that poorer watersheds should get more help because their […]

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Mitigation Spending Correlates Even More Strongly with LMI Population than Damage

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 02:09:41 +0000

Recent HCFCD figures show that the size of a low-to-moderate income (LMI) population in a watershed now correlates more highly with mitigation spending than damaged structures. Previously, I coined the phrase “funding flows to damage.” That’s still true, but the number of LMI residents in a watershed correlates even more strongly. The latest spending data […]

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Greens, Halls Bayous Get 26% of All HCFCD Flood-Mitigation Spending Since Harvey

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 17 May 2021 00:25:02 +0000

Two watersheds that, according to a political narrative, have gotten no flood-mitigation spending have actually gotten the lion’s share. Information, newly available through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request, reveals that Greens and Halls Bayous have gotten 26.1% of all Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) spending. That’s out of 23 watersheds since Hurricane […]

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