News
EPA Moves Forward on Clean-Up of San Jacinto Waste Pits
Posted on · EPA says it will take 29 months to complete the clean-up.
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News
Harris County Officials Report Flood Warning Is Still In Effect For Parts Of San Jacinto River
Posted on · Upstream storm water run-off in Montgomery, San Jacinto and Liberty counties is moving south and southeast through the river system
Weather
UPDATE: Flood Warning Is Still In Effect For The West Fork Of San Jacinto River
Posted on · Conditions will peak this evening and will remain flooded through Friday afternoon
Transportation
Drivers Face Slowdowns This Weekend As TxDOT Prepares For A Major Project
Posted on · Crews will be shifting lanes ahead of repairs to the I-69 Bridge over the San Jacinto River.
Hurricane Harvey
Harris County Commissioners Court Approves Buyout Of 34 Properties Flooded By Harvey
Posted on · The majority are in subdivisions located near the San Jacinto River
News
Montgomery County And The City Of Conroe Want To Improve Its Flood Warning Systems
Posted on · The Texas Water Development Board and the San Jacinto River Authority are also part of a project to make warnings more efficient.
Energy & Environment
EPA Holds First Public Meeting On Plan For San Jacinto River Waste Pits
Posted on · The agency proposes removing the toxic materials that were dumped by a paper mill.
News
EPA Favors Excavation At San Jacinto Superfund Site
Posted on · The EPA proposes removing a total of about 202,000 cubic yards of contaminated material at a cost of almost $97 million.
News
EPA Announces Proposed Plan For San Jacinto Waste Pits
Posted on · According to a statement, EPA's preferred remedy proposes removing a total of about 202,000 cubic yards of contaminated material at a cost of nearly $96.9 million dollars
News
Harris County Plans To Use Settlement Over Environmental Hazard To Develop Park
Posted on · It will provide access to a waterway connecting the San Jacinto River, Spring Creek and Lake Houston.
Weather
More Rain Brings Concern To Areas Already Flooded
Posted on · Residents across the Houston region were on alert Thursday as severe thunderstorms poured even more rain on areas already experiencing major flooding.
Weather
Evacuations Underway As Rising Rivers Flood Houston Region
Posted on · Mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders were in effect Monday for parts of Fort Bend County along the Brazos River as it rose above record levels, officials said.
News
The EPA Develops Timeline To Deal With The San Jacinto River Waste Pits
Posted on · The agency will have a plan by December and make a final decision in the spring of 2017.
Energy & Environment
Divers Find Hole In Cover At San Jacinto Waste Pits
Posted on · An advocacy group for the river says its worst fears have come true.
News
Video: Monitoring Rivers After Heavy Texas Rains
Posted on · Two forks of the San Jacinto River northeast of Houston have overflowed their banks, but no serious problems have been reported.