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September 15, 2024 Reduce Flooding

San Jacinto River Basin Recommendations in State Flood Plan

The new Texas state flood plan contains approximately 4351 recommendations in 15 regions statewide. The spreadsheet runs 147 pages in 3-point type. An eagle would have trouble seeing this type! Recommendations in the San Jacinto River Basin alone (Region 6) total 519. And they’re buried within the larger spreadsheet, making it difficult summarize and compare […]

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June 4, 2024 Reduce Flooding

Top of SJR Basin Has Received Normal YTD Rainfall Plus a Harvey or Two

6/4/24 – Rainfall in the upper part of the San Jacinto River (SJR) Basin during early May storms rivaled Hurricane Harvey totals there. And if you consider year-to-date rainfall (YTD) totals, the amount above normal equals two Harveys in places! The comparisons with Harvey help put into perspective some extraordinary rainfall in a relatively small […]

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May 30, 2024 Reduce Flooding

28 Watersheds, 11 Counties, $12 Billion in NFIP Claims, No One in Charge

The San Jacinto River Basin includes 28 watersheds and all or parts of 11 counties. We’ve experienced more than $12 billion in flood damages since 1975. And yet, incredibly, no one is in charge of drainage. According to the San Jacinto Regional Flood Planning Group, we also have 92 municipalities and 6.4 million people in […]

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