Woodridge Village - HoustonNewMedia.org

HCFCD Calls Projects Complete that Have Not Even Started

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 01:29:09 +0000

3/10/25 – In the last week, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) launched a new interactive map at the bottom of its homepage. In it, HCFCD calls many projects complete that have not even started. The map supposedly contains the status of each project in the county along with links to more project details. However, […]

The post HCFCD Calls Projects Complete that Have Not Even Started appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post HCFCD Calls Projects Complete that Have Not Even Started first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post HCFCD Calls Projects Complete that Have Not Even Started appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Ramsey, Flickinger Discuss Status of Flood Projects

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 03:37:17 +0000

1/16/2025 – Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey, PE, and Distict E Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger discussed the status of numerous flood projects at a meeting of the Kingwood Area Republican Women today at the Oakhurst Golf Club. Among the projects they covered were: Below are the highlights. They also discussed other […]

The post Ramsey, Flickinger Discuss Status of Flood Projects appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Ramsey, Flickinger Discuss Status of Flood Projects first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Ramsey, Flickinger Discuss Status of Flood Projects appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Area Leaders Meet with GLO Commissioner Buckingham

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:38:55 +0000

Harris County and the Houston area are receiving $863 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) via the Texas General Land Office (GLO) for disaster relief and flood mitigation. So, on Thursday, April 25, 2024, GLO Commissioner Dr. Dawn Buckingham met with a group of Lake-Houston-Area leaders to discuss the area’s […]

The post Area Leaders Meet with GLO Commissioner Buckingham appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Area Leaders Meet with GLO Commissioner Buckingham first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Area Leaders Meet with GLO Commissioner Buckingham appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Harris County Changes Proposed Project Lists for HUD Funding

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 23:20:32 +0000

In a transmittal to Harris County Commissioners Court today, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) updated commissioners on how it hopes to spend $863 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds. Two projects in the Kingwood Area remain funding priorities: Taylor Gully Channel Improvements and Woodridge Village Stormwater Detention. However, the […]

The post Harris County Changes Proposed Project Lists for HUD Funding appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Harris County Changes Proposed Project Lists for HUD Funding first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Harris County Changes Proposed Project Lists for HUD Funding appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Woodridge Village Plans Still on Hold, But that Could Change Soon

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 02:07:53 +0000

Back in November 2023, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) terminated its excavation and removal contract with Sprint Sand and Clay. The 2021 contract called for Sprint to remove up to 500,000 cubic yards of material from Woodridge Village. Had the full amount been excavated, it would have more than doubled the stormwater detention basin […]

The post Woodridge Village Plans Still on Hold, But that Could Change Soon appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Woodridge Village Plans Still on Hold, But that Could Change Soon first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Woodridge Village Plans Still on Hold, But that Could Change Soon appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Woodridge Village Excavation Activity Almost Doubles

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 19:59:39 +0000

Compared to July, Woodridge Village excavation activity almost doubled in August. As of close of business on September 6, 2023, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) contractor Sprint Sand and Clay has excavated 146,104 cubic yards of material to expand the stormwater detention basin capacity on Woodridge Village. At the end of July, Sprint had […]

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Activity Almost Doubles appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Activity Almost Doubles first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Activity Almost Doubles appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Woodridge Village Excavation Slows in July

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:29:35 +0000

During July 2023, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) contractor Sprint Sand and Clay, LLC, excavated 5,754 cubic yards from a new Woodridge Village stormwater detention basin. That brought Sprints’ grand total up to 135, 751 cubic yards. 5,764 cubic yards equals another 3.6 acre feet. The previous month, Sprint excavated 5 acre feet. So, excavation […]

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Slows in July appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Slows in July first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Slows in July appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Woodridge Village Excavation Reached 92% of Atlas-14 Requirements in June

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 17:34:53 +0000

At the end of June, stormwater detention basin excavation on Harris County Flood Control District’s (HCFCD) Woodridge Village property reached 92% of Atlas-14 requirements. When HCFCD bought the property from Perry Homes in 2021, it had only 70% of the required detention capacity under Atlas 14. Atlas-14 defines the current standard for safely containing a […]

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Reached 92% of Atlas-14 Requirements in June appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Reached 92% of Atlas-14 Requirements in June first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Reached 92% of Atlas-14 Requirements in June appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

In May, Woodridge Village Excavation Total Reached Almost 124,000 Cubic Yards

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:19:22 +0000

Harris County Flood Control District’s (HCFCD) Woodridge Village Excavation and Removal contract for 500,000 cubic yards with Sprint Sand & Clay is almost one-quarter complete. Sprint excavated approximately another 9,000 cubic yards in May (5.8 acre feet). That’s almost double the monthly minimum and brings the total up to 123,882 cubic yards. Stormwater from Woodridge Village flooded […]

The post In May, Woodridge Village Excavation Total Reached Almost 124,000 Cubic Yards appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post In May, Woodridge Village Excavation Total Reached Almost 124,000 Cubic Yards first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post In May, Woodridge Village Excavation Total Reached Almost 124,000 Cubic Yards appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Woodridge Village Excavation Surpasses 100,000 Cubic Yards

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:05:43 +0000

In the four weeks since my last update, Harris County Flood Control District’s (HCFCD) contractor has excavated another 11,000 cubic yards of dirt from Woodridge Village. That means Sprint Sand and Clay has removed a total of 104,000 cubic yards since it started work under its Excavation and Removal Contract a little more than a […]

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Surpasses 100,000 Cubic Yards appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Surpasses 100,000 Cubic Yards first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Woodridge Village Excavation Surpasses 100,000 Cubic Yards appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Rate of Woodridge Village Excavation Increases 47%

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:31:29 +0000

The rate of excavation for another stormwater detention basin on the Woodridge Village property picked up 47% in the last five weeks. That’s compared to the weekly average since Sprint Sand and Clay began excavating last year under the terms of its Excavation and Removal (E&R) contract with Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD). Demand […]

The post Rate of Woodridge Village Excavation Increases 47% appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Rate of Woodridge Village Excavation Increases 47% first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Rate of Woodridge Village Excavation Increases 47% appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

New Woodridge Village Detention Basin Already 2nd Largest

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:48:07 +0000

As of January 30, 2023, Sprint Sand and Clay had excavated 80,360 Cubic Yards of dirt from a sixth Woodridge Village stormwater detention basin under an Excavation and Removal Contract with Harris County Flood Control District. Even though the new basin is not yet complete, it is already the second largest on the site. Sprint’s […]

The post New Woodridge Village Detention Basin Already 2nd Largest appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post New Woodridge Village Detention Basin Already 2nd Largest first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post New Woodridge Village Detention Basin Already 2nd Largest appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Royal Pines Floods Neighbor on Less Than 1″ of Rain … AGAIN

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:01:06 +0000

On October 28, Royal Pines flooded a neighbor on less than an inch of rain. Two months later, on December 29th, the same thing happened again. The video below provided by the homeowner shows the volume of water funneled across her property by the developer. This video and the previous one from October demonstrate the […]

The post Royal Pines Floods Neighbor on Less Than 1″ of Rain … AGAIN appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Royal Pines Floods Neighbor on Less Than 1″ of Rain … AGAIN first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Royal Pines Floods Neighbor on Less Than 1″ of Rain … AGAIN appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:43:58 +0000

Last night, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) revealed its long-awaited recommendations to reduce flood risk along Taylor Gully. The recommendations involve channel improvements, another Woodridge Village stormwater detention basin, and a new bridge at Rustling Elms. HCFCD is seeking public comment on the plan through December 28, 2022. Outline of Recommended Alternative Excessive runoff […]

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:43:58 +0000

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:43:58 +0000

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:43:58 +0000

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Public Comment Period on Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Plan Open to December 28 appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Save the Date: HCFCD Releases Details of Taylor Gully Meeting

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:25:16 +0000

On Dec. 2, I printed a story about an upcoming virtual community meeting on Taylor Gully. At the time, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) had not yet released details yet on how to attend. They have now. See their press release below. Please share it with family, friends and neighbors if you live anywhere […]

The post Save the Date: HCFCD Releases Details of Taylor Gully Meeting appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Save the Date: HCFCD Releases Details of Taylor Gully Meeting first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Save the Date: HCFCD Releases Details of Taylor Gully Meeting appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Meeting Scheduled for Dec. 14

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 21:56:06 +0000

The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has scheduled a community meeting to reveal the results of an engineering study of the Taylor Gully watershed and Woodridge Village, the aborted development that flooded Elm Grove and North Kingwood Forest twice in 2019. The virtual meeting will be on: Two Related Efforts Because Woodridge Village sits […]

The post Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Meeting Scheduled for Dec. 14 appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Meeting Scheduled for Dec. 14 first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Taylor Gully-Woodridge Village Meeting Scheduled for Dec. 14 appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

Royal Pines Clearcutting Floods Neighbor on Less Than 1″ of Rain

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:09:22 +0000

As proof of how dangerous clearcutting without sufficient mitigation can be, the controversial Royal Pines development has flooded a neighbor on a rain that was less than 1″ – even as the Lake Houston area flirts with drought. The circumstances are similar to those of a nearby development – Woodridge Village. There, clearcutting flooded Elm […]

The post Royal Pines Clearcutting Floods Neighbor on Less Than 1″ of Rain appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

The post Royal Pines Clearcutting Floods Neighbor on Less Than 1″ of Rain first appeared on HoustonNewMedia.org.

The post Royal Pines Clearcutting Floods Neighbor on Less Than 1″ of Rain appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.