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.
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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.
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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.
Energy & Environment
Verdict In Waste Pits Trial Rejects County, But One Defendant To Pay $29.2 Million
Posted on · A civil court jury has rejected the attempt by Harris County to make companies pay for pollution from decades-old toxic waste sites.
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EPA Ponders Future Of San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund Site
Posted on · The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to make an important decision regarding the San Jacinto Waste Pits. The Superfund site just east of Channelview will either be permanently capped or relocated.
News
Local Group Warns Swimmers To Stay Out Of San Jacinto River
Posted on · Local grassroots organizations are once again urging the public not to swim or fish this summer in a part of the San Jacinto River that used to be paper mill waste pits They say efforts to clean up that part of the river have failed and the area should be off limits to the public.
News
Companies Sued For Polluting San Jacinto River
Posted on · Harris County has filed suit against two major companies for polluting the San Jacinto River — and doing nothing about it for more than 45 years.
News
Preventing the Further Release of Dioxin in San Jacinto River
Posted on · Another step in the prevention of dangerous toxins from further entering the San Jacinto River nears completion. The toxic substance, located on the west bank of the San Jacinto River north of the I-10 Bridge, has been leaking into the water for years. Pat Hernandez has more.