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Building Reforms: Watered Down, Stormwater Runoff Continues
Recently Chapter 9 of the City of Houston's Infrastructure Design Manual was upgraded in a small victory for...
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Building Reforms: Watered Down, Stormwater Runoff Continues
Recently Chapter 9 of the City of Houston's Infrastructure Design Manual was upgraded in a small victory for anti-flooding advocates. This chapter governs stormwater detention requirements in relation to the amount of impervious cover that is part of a new...
PRESS RELEASE: New Leadership Needed at Flood Control
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY RESIDENTS AGAINST FLOODING New Leadership Needed at Harris County Flood Control according to Residents Against Flooding (“RAF”) RAF Dismayed, Not Surprised by Most Recent Failure by Harris County Flood Control Recent reporting by well-respected...
RAF Launches Flooding Resources Links
HFN’s sponsor organization, Residents Against Flooding, has launched a page for links compiled by real people who have actually gone through flooding, who wish to prevent flooding in the future, and help others become educated on flooding issues. Please visit these...
RAF Launches Houston Flooding News
In 2016, Residents Against Flooding filed a lawsuit against the city of Houston and city Tax Increment Re-Investment Zone 17, located around Memorial City and Spring Branch. The lawsuit made the front page of the Houston Chronicle and sought fixes to...
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Houston Flooding News is sponsored by Residents Against Flooding. RAF has long been a critic of the City of Houston’s development plan of allowing developers to send storm water run-off into their neighbors’ homes.
Please see Media Coverage (under Resources tab) for more information about RAF’s long history of advocacy for flooding prevention.