outfalls - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/outfalls/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 23 Sep 2022 23:44:43 +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 outfalls - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/outfalls/ 32 32 103504436 Concerns Over Proposed Cypress Creek Flood Tunnel Outfall Location https://houstonnewmedia.org/concerns-over-proposed-cypress-creek-flood-tunnel-outfall-location/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concerns-over-proposed-cypress-creek-flood-tunnel-outfall-location Fri, 23 Sep 2022 23:44:43 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=35419 The Kings Forest Community Association (KFCA) board has expressed concerns about the outfall location for the proposed Cypress Creek flood tunnel. Phase 2 of the tunnel study showed two potential outfalls in the Humble/Kingwood Area: one immediately upstream from the I-69 bridge, the other farther downstream near River Grove Park. KFCA does not oppose the […]

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]]> 433007 Sinkholes Often Sign of Damaged Storm Drains https://houstonnewmedia.org/sinkholes-often-sign-of-damaged-storm-drains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sinkholes-often-sign-of-damaged-storm-drains Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:40:18 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=28540 Most of us have seen sinkholes. And most of us have probably given little thought to what causes them. Retired engineer Chris Bloch, a local flood fighter, found a 13-foot deep sinkhole near Taylor Gulley earlier this year that had become overgrown with vegetation. He immediately suspected a damaged storm drain nearby. Other things can […]

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]]> 175572 City Repairing Storm Sewer Outfalls https://houstonnewmedia.org/city-repairing-storm-sewer-outfalls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-repairing-storm-sewer-outfalls Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:32:20 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=25250 One of the most often overlooked points of failure in drainage systems is the lowly storm sewer outfall. When rain flows into the storm sewer on your street, it travels through pipes underground until it reaches the “outfall” at a stream or drainage ditch. If the outfall becomes blocked or damaged, it can back water […]

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