Mitigation - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/mitigation/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:35:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Mitigation - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/mitigation/ 32 32 103504436 RFPs Regional Mitigation | Public Notice – thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/rfps-regional-mitigation-public-notice-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rfps-regional-mitigation-public-notice-thefacts-com Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:35:39 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=32c9bc2dc094012b8d8f538eb52ae144 Brazoria County deputy's suspected killer shot dead in dumpster · Brazosport ISD ... Brazoria County deputy known for love of family, dedication ...

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]]> 884618 Fort Bend County secures over $17 million in mitigation funding from Texas General Land Office https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-secures-over-17-million-in-mitigation-funding-from-texas-general-land-office-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-secures-over-17-million-in-mitigation-funding-from-texas-general-land-office-2 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:32:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0c26023c8fa575ad270174df762e3032 Location: SW Side of Missouri City, South of Sugar Land, on a section of the Brazos River near LID #19, LID#15 area. Judge KP George emphasized ...

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]]> 807206 Fort Bend County secures over $17 million in mitigation funding from Texas General Land Office https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-secures-over-17-million-in-mitigation-funding-from-texas-general-land-office-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-secures-over-17-million-in-mitigation-funding-from-texas-general-land-office-3 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:32:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7c4c06b22ae859a7da8f8afab37bb888 At an August 6 press conference, Fort Bend County Judge KP George announced that Fort Bend County has been awarded substantial funding from the ...

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]]> 807228 Fort Bend County Secures Over $17 Million in Mitigation Funding from Texas General Land Office https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-secures-over-17-million-in-mitigation-funding-from-texas-general-land-office/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-secures-over-17-million-in-mitigation-funding-from-texas-general-land-office Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:46:09 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=daacacd2a7b89956f7b93660dd81f52f As Fort Bend County continues to grow, our drainage and infrastructure are vital to safeguarding our community's future,” said Judge KP George. In ...

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]]> 804534 Celebrate More Than $68 Million for Flood Mitigation Projects in Fort Bend County – The Katy News https://houstonnewmedia.org/celebrate-more-than-68-million-for-flood-mitigation-projects-in-fort-bend-county-the-katy-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrate-more-than-68-million-for-flood-mitigation-projects-in-fort-bend-county-the-katy-news Thu, 30 May 2024 14:34:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=40c9bb3e824897e2ca1ecc257b401669 Celebrate More Than $68 Million for Flood Mitigation Projects in Fort Bend County · Texas General Land Office to Tour Project Sites by Helicopter, ...

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]]> 775417 Texas General Land Office mitigation funds – 12newsnow.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-general-land-office-mitigation-funds-12newsnow-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-general-land-office-mitigation-funds-12newsnow-com Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:20:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5e5ea8a42a2fd147990b9191608a5d61 A partial award of a larger project will be administered by the Houston-Galveston Area Council in Fort Bend County. The Texas General Land Office ...

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]]> 745181 Most Effective Forms of Flood Mitigation https://houstonnewmedia.org/most-effective-forms-of-flood-mitigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=most-effective-forms-of-flood-mitigation Mon, 25 Mar 2024 23:03:59 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=44137 In the continuing quest for understanding, today I googled “What are the most effective forms of flood mitigation?” The query returned 284 million results, including the one following. A&M Study of Buffalo Bayou Found Stormwater Storage Most Effective One interesting study co-authored by a Texas A&M professor, Samuel Brody, was titled, “How effective are drainage […]

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]]> 740268 Flood and heat mitigation funding (March 14, 2024) https://houstonnewmedia.org/flood-and-heat-mitigation-funding-march-14-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flood-and-heat-mitigation-funding-march-14-2024 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:00:21 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/03/14/479431/flood-and-heat-mitigation-funding-comes-to-houston-march-14-2024/ On Friday's show: Houston is set to receive $43 million from the Department of Transportation for flood and heat mitigation, pedestrian safety, and green space. We'll learn what those improvements will look like from Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher,...

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]]> 736393 White Oak Bayou flood mitigation project set to resume in northwest Houston after lengthy pause https://houstonnewmedia.org/white-oak-bayou-flood-mitigation-project-set-to-resume-in-northwest-houston-after-lengthy-pause/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=white-oak-bayou-flood-mitigation-project-set-to-resume-in-northwest-houston-after-lengthy-pause Mon, 11 Sep 2023 21:56:53 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=543ba07d3139dd76ef5d983c9ee58a35 New $9 million water pumps in Sugar Land expected to mitigate flooding · Rebecca Noel. Posted on May 26, 2023 · The three new pumps will increase ...

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]]> 658223 Three Flood-Mitigation Best Practices That Could Help Houston Region https://houstonnewmedia.org/three-flood-mitigation-best-practices-that-could-help-houston-region/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-flood-mitigation-best-practices-that-could-help-houston-region Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:32:56 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=38481 On 3/22/23, I attended a lunchtime seminar on flood-mitigation best practices hosted by FEMA Region 3 (Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC). The topics covered included building hazard-mitigation plans, resiliency hubs, and flood awareness programs. The seminar showed dozens of excellent thought-provoking ideas – too many to list in one post. But three in the last category […]

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]]> 573027 Create Land Bank for Future Flood-Mitigation Projects https://houstonnewmedia.org/create-land-bank-for-future-flood-mitigation-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=create-land-bank-for-future-flood-mitigation-projects Thu, 29 Dec 2022 01:56:23 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36882 Creating a land bank for future flood-mitigation could reduce mitigation costs, speed up projects, and protect the lives and homes of millions. Why Flood Mitigation Takes So Long and Costs so Much Five and a half years after Harvey, officials are still struggling to finance many flood-mitigation projects. Part of the issue has to do […]

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]]> 505874 Land Cleared for Two More Humble Developments, Townsen Boulevard Extension https://houstonnewmedia.org/land-cleared-for-two-more-humble-developments-townsen-boulevard-extension/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=land-cleared-for-two-more-humble-developments-townsen-boulevard-extension Wed, 28 Sep 2022 19:40:35 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=35469 The new residential development going in along Townsen Boulevard West that I posted about last Saturday is just one of three new developments in northwest Humble. Of the other two, one will evidently be for light industrial use; the other for residential. A Townsen Boulevard extension toward Spring Creek is also under construction. Townsen Extension […]

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]]> 432994 Missouri City accepts $5.1M for storm mitigation from Houston-Galveston Area Council https://houstonnewmedia.org/missouri-city-accepts-5-1m-for-storm-mitigation-from-houston-galveston-area-council-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=missouri-city-accepts-5-1m-for-storm-mitigation-from-houston-galveston-area-council-2 Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:34:54 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8dc44b810073025bf3cef8cdc0d51dd1 Missouri City has taken the next step to receive nearly $5.1 million from the Houston-Galveston Area Council for storm mitigation.

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]]> 391694 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update https://houstonnewmedia.org/hazard-mitigation-plan-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hazard-mitigation-plan-update Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:16:00 +0000 https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/1852 The City of Sugar Land realizes the benefits achieved by the development and implementation of
mitigation plans and strategies. City of Sugar Land elected officials, public safety organizations,
planners, private entities, and many others have worked t...

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]]> 256573 Funding for flood mitigation, the week in politics, and making workplaces more accessible (Feb. 16, 2022) https://houstonnewmedia.org/funding-for-flood-mitigation-the-week-in-politics-and-making-workplaces-more-accessible-feb-16-2022-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funding-for-flood-mitigation-the-week-in-politics-and-making-workplaces-more-accessible-feb-16-2022-2 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:00:26 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2022/02/16/419113/funding-for-flood-mitigation-the-week-in-politics-and-making-workplaces-more-accessible-feb-16-2022/  On

Wednesday's show: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and other city officials showed up at Tuesday's H-GAC board meeting to offer public comment about why the city might only be receiving 1.9 percent of the council's flood mitigation funding. We lea...

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]]> 253933 Funding for flood mitigation, the week in politics, and making workplaces more accessible (Feb. 16, 2022) https://houstonnewmedia.org/funding-for-flood-mitigation-the-week-in-politics-and-making-workplaces-more-accessible-feb-16-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funding-for-flood-mitigation-the-week-in-politics-and-making-workplaces-more-accessible-feb-16-2022 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:00:26 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2022/02/16/419113/funding-for-flood-mitigation-the-week-in-politics-and-making-workplaces-more-accessible-feb-16-2022/  On

Wednesday's show: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and other city officials showed up at Tuesday's H-GAC board meeting to offer public comment about why the city might only be receiving 1.9 percent of the council's flood mitigation funding. We lea...

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]]> 253932 flood mitigation funds Archives – HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/flood-mitigation-funds-archives-houstonnewmedia-org/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flood-mitigation-funds-archives-houstonnewmedia-org Wed, 19 Jan 2022 23:58:35 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=048687738f3f75f81c40bfacad68db39 Taking a walk in one of the parks in Sugar Land or Missouri City is the perfect way to enjoy the outdoors. There are 27 parks on 1,174 acres of …

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]]> 238319 Mitigation and Construction in the Floodplain | Sugar Land, TX – Official Website https://houstonnewmedia.org/mitigation-and-construction-in-the-floodplain-sugar-land-tx-official-website/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mitigation-and-construction-in-the-floodplain-sugar-land-tx-official-website Mon, 27 Dec 2021 21:37:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=31ff7cd79af5e4f1963eeb8e8a86ae99 Substantial renovation of existing buildings and new construction usually requires certain flood damage protection requirements.

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]]> 225347 Mitigation and Construction in the Floodplain https://houstonnewmedia.org/mitigation-and-construction-in-the-floodplain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mitigation-and-construction-in-the-floodplain Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:54:00 +0000 https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/2249 Substantial renovation of existing buildings and new construction usually requires certain flood damage protection requirements.

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]]> 225140 mitigation spending Archives – HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/mitigation-spending-archives-houstonnewmedia-org/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mitigation-spending-archives-houstonnewmedia-org Sun, 12 Dec 2021 03:02:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c718e20bfac79415c8ac85151252c570 Recent HCFCD figures show that the size of a low-to-moderate income (LMI) population in a watershed now correlates more highly with mitigation ...

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