Flood Control

Golf Course as Flood Fix? 200 Houston Acres Could Have Been Condos, Thank God They Weren’t

By Candy Evans / November 17, 2017 /

This is a must-read for anyone with a little real estate in their blood, and it is very interesting as a reference to anyone living near the Golf Club of Dallas (formerly the Oak Cliff Country Club). Basic story: 200 acre golf course in a coastal community 30 miles southeast of Houston saved about 150…

What Would a Major Flood Look Like At Your House?

By Bethany Erickson / September 8, 2017 /

As the devastation Hurricane Harvey wrought two weeks ago becomes devastatingly clearer and flood waters slowly recede, many have asked: What would a similar flood look like in my neighborhood? And could something like this happen in Dallas?

Water, Water Everywhere: Dallas Needs Engineering, Political Will To Combat Flooding

By Jon Anderson / June 6, 2017 /

If you forgot Dallas’ torrential weekend rains, Monday’s return certainly brought those memories … flooding back. What’s up with that? It’s not like rain is something new to Dallas. Sure, depending on whether your beliefs are fact- or fiction-based, climate change may be making rains heavier, but we’ve always had deluge-type rain (when we’re not…