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Reduce Flooding: SJRA’s Next Steps After Public Comments on Sand Trap Study

The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) has completed its initial sand trap study, in partnership with Harris County Flood Control, and reviewed public comments. According to Matt Barrett PE, SJRA’s Manager of Water Resources and Flood Management, the SJRA is working toward a pilot study. But a successful pilot will require several things including funding […]

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Reduce Flooding: Lake Houston Area Flood Prevention Initiative Takes Position on SJRA Sand Trap Proposal

Bill McCabe of the Lake Houston Area Flood Prevention Initiative submitted this letter in response to the SJRA’s Request for Public Input on its Sediment Removal and Sand Trap Pilot Study proposal. He raises a concern that no one else has so far: The proposal may run afoul of the recently adopted Best Management Practices […]

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