sand mine leaks - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/sand-mine-leaks/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:35:30 +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 sand mine leaks - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/sand-mine-leaks/ 32 32 103504436 TCEQ Cites Hallett Mine for Five Violations But Issues No Fines https://houstonnewmedia.org/tceq-cites-hallett-mine-for-five-violations-but-issues-no-fines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tceq-cites-hallett-mine-for-five-violations-but-issues-no-fines Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:35:30 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=53549 During late February, 2025, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) investigated the Hallett Sand Mine on the West Fork San Jacinto and cited it for five violations. The violations included failure to: However, the TCEQ report mentions no fines or financial penalties. The Commission simply closed the case after the violations were resolved, even […]

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]]> 1026339 Sand Mine Leaks Upstream from Blocked Drainage Ditch https://houstonnewmedia.org/sand-mine-leaks-upstream-from-blocked-drainage-ditch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sand-mine-leaks-upstream-from-blocked-drainage-ditch Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:02:15 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=43542 Just upstream from the blocked drainage ditch at Northpark Drive and the San Jacinto West Fork, Hallett Materials operates the biggest sand mine between I-69 and I-45. The mine complex sprawls across several square miles and has several leaks. During the last flood in January, those leaks likely contributed to sedimentation in the West Fork […]

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