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Texas & Louisiana Industry News: October 2022

September 27, 2022
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Updates on projects and companies in the Texas & Louisiana region.


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The Reimagining of the LA River

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C.J. Schexnayder
July 15, 2022
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From the air, the concrete channel of the Los Angeles River is almost indistinguishable from highways crisscrossing the greater Los Angeles area.


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House Passes $25B Water Resources Development Bill

Similar bill awaits Senate floor action
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Tom Ichniowski
June 8, 2022
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The measure was approved with a strong, bipartisan 384-37 vote.


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Groups Counter NJ 'Emergency' Flood Construction Rules

Stephanie Loder
June 8, 2022
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Developers, local officials question state plan to immediately tighten flood plain, rainfall projection and stormwater management rules for new projects.
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Vinci Will Build $580M Calgary Project To Avoid Epic Flood Repeat

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Scott Van Voorhis
May 24, 2022
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French contracting giant's water diversion scheme, one of Alberta's largest ever infrastructure projects, will prevent events such as the 2013 flood that caused more than $5B in damage and displaced 125,000 Calgary residents

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Texas Makes Sweeping Overhaul of State Flood Control Plan

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C.J. Schexnayder
April 28, 2022
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The new plan will completely reorganize flood-control planning into 15 districts organized by the state's major river basins.


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Lake Houston Dam Improvements Scaled Back Due to Budget

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C.J. Schexnayder
March 8, 2022
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An effort to bolster flood control in northeast Houston through improvements to the Lake Houston dam have been scaled back due to financial constraints on the project. Houston officials say that the length of proposed floodgates will need to be reduced by half to meet the project’s budget.


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Disagreement Among Towns Added to Northern New Jersey Hurricane Ida Flood Vulnerability

Long flood-control efforts fail to prevent much damage in Millburn
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Richard Korman
September 8, 2021
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The lack of 'buy-in' on a plan led to the Corps of Engineers to terminate its flood study.


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$760M Levee Project Breaks Ground in Southeast Louisiana After 50-Year Wait

Autumn Cafiero Giusti
July 29, 2021
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Federal, state and local officials broke ground July 26 on a levee project along the western shores of Lake Pontchartrain. It's designed to provide hurricane and storm protection to a three-parish area where 60,000 people have little to no defenses in place.


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Digging Deeper | Flood Control

Golf Course Turned Into Storm Retention System Saves Homes

Storm retention and green space project is on time and within budget despite pandemic and community-related challenges
Eva Fedderly
July 27, 2021
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Storm retention and green space project in Houston is on time and within budget despite pandemic and community-related challenges.


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