San Jacinto Watershed - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/san-jacinto-watershed/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:03:40 +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 San Jacinto Watershed - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/san-jacinto-watershed/ 32 32 103504436 Details of HCFCD Spending in San Jacinto Watershed Since Harvey https://houstonnewmedia.org/details-of-hcfcd-spending-in-san-jacinto-watershed-since-harvey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=details-of-hcfcd-spending-in-san-jacinto-watershed-since-harvey Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:03:40 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=47513 10/20/24 – My latest FOIA request revealed some surprising details about Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) spending in the San Jacinto Watershed and how it contracts to the Brays Bayou Watershed. For several years, I have tracked HCFCD spending by watershed and project phase on a quarterly basis. I have discovered tremendous disparities in […]

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]]> 834543 Where HCFCD Spending Goes https://houstonnewmedia.org/where-hcfcd-spending-goes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-hcfcd-spending-goes Fri, 05 Jul 2024 22:57:32 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=45946 Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) spending data obtained via a Freedom of Information Act Request shows that countywide: For details, see below. Modest Rebound Compared to 1Q24 The chart below shows HCFCD spending in 27 quarters since Hurricane Harvey. It shows a dramatic uptick between 2018 and 2021, followed by an even more dramatic […]

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]]> 790698 More People Live in Texas Floodplains than Live in 30 States https://houstonnewmedia.org/more-people-live-in-texas-floodplains-than-live-in-30-states/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-people-live-in-texas-floodplains-than-live-in-30-states Sat, 29 Jul 2023 14:52:21 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=40311 According to Texas Water Development Board data compiled for the first state flood plan, 5.9 million Texans live in 100- or 500-year floodplains. That means more people live in Texas floodplains than live in 30 states. Yep. Thirty entire states have populations smaller than that of Texas floodplains. Other key observations also emerge from the data: Where Biggest […]

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]]> 636951 TCEQ Approves New Best Management Practices for San Jacinto Sand Mining https://houstonnewmedia.org/tceq-approves-new-best-management-practices-for-san-jacinto-sand-mining/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tceq-approves-new-best-management-practices-for-san-jacinto-sand-mining Thu, 16 Dec 2021 04:18:43 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=30115 This morning, the TCEQ approved new Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Sand Mining in the San Jacinto Watershed. The effort to inventory, establish and publish BMPs for sand mining began shortly after Harvey. This web site contains thousands of pictures and 210 posts about area sand mine operations. But the real credit for today’s agreement […]

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]]> 218943 TCEQ Approves New Best Management Practices for San Jacinto Sand Mining https://houstonnewmedia.org/tceq-approves-new-best-management-practices-for-san-jacinto-sand-mining-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tceq-approves-new-best-management-practices-for-san-jacinto-sand-mining-2 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 04:18:43 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=30115 This morning, the TCEQ approved new Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Sand Mining in the San Jacinto Watershed. The effort to inventory, establish and publish BMPs for sand mining began shortly after Harvey. This web site contains thousands of pictures and 210 posts about area sand mine operations. But the real credit for today’s agreement […]

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