FIF Grants
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) recently approved the award of more than $1.4 million in grant funding from the state’s Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) to the San Jacinto River Authority for four flood mitigation projects. [...]
Who Oversees Flood Control for MoCo? Part 4: SJRA-Developing FM Division
In the previous “Who Oversees Flood Control for Montgomery County?” blog posts, we noted there’s not a single entity that is in charge of flood planning and flood management for all of Montgomery County. Just as significant—there’s [...]
Who Oversees Flood Control for MoCo? Part 2: Historical Planning Efforts
In Part One of “Who Oversees Flood Control for Montgomery County?” we noted that unfortunately there’s not a single entity that is in charge of flood planning and flood management for all of Montgomery County. Just [...]
San Jacinto Regional Watershed Master Drainage Plan
SJRA and three other local partners (Harris County Flood Control District, Montgomery County, and the City of Houston) are diligently working on the San Jacinto Regional Watershed Master Drainage Plan (SJMDP). The SJMDP is a comprehensive [...]
Seasonal Lake Lowering and other Short-Term Initiatives
By: Briana Gallagher, Flood Management Division. It’s almost been two years since Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. It was not only the worst storm experienced by Texans, but the worst storm recorded in U.S. history. Hurricane Harvey [...]
Additional Heavy Rainfall Expected
The Lake Conroe area has already experienced three to six inches of rainfall this week, and the latest forecast from the National Weather Service indicates that additional heavy rainfall is expected this afternoon.