Monday, April 15, 2013

Hurricane Ike: 5 Years Later Conference Rice Dike Proposal September 24-25, 2013

re-Hurricane Ike: 5 Years Later Conference



Hurricane Ike: 5 Years Later Conference Save the Date: September 24-25, 2013 Registration opens June 1!





The SSPEED Center has identified areas below 5 feet elevation as high risk and those below 25 foot as moderate risk to storm surge inundation. Most of the communities in West Bayshore lie below 25 feet msl. Given the size of the affected population in this area, the SSPEED Center is proposing that it be protected by a structural levee system. The Center has examined a series of possible levee alignments, including pocket levees built by large land-owners, a bay front levee, a levee along SH-146 and various hybrids of these alternatives.



Preliminary research results indicate that the most feasible structure will be a levee along SH-146 accompanied by pocket levees, built by private landowners. The levee would connect natural 25 foot elevations near the Houston Ship Channel and the Texas City Dike effectively protecting the properties and critical facilities and infrastructure west of SH-146. However, moveable barriers would need to be placed at Clear Lake and highway underpasses. Furthermore, this proposal leaves waterfront properties and communities east of SH- 146 vulnerable; however, it maintains the possibility of waterfront recreation and other environmental and natural coastal features.



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rice dike proposes to take some of the highest elevation land around Galveston Bay shoreline, and make it hurricane riprap marsh land to protect high dollar homes west of SH 146 from the next big Hurricane $


red line marks where the proposed 25 FOOT WALL RICE DIKE WOULD BE BUILT, where it will make our homes and land east of SH 146 riprap, for the high dollar homes west of SH 146.




Riprap—also known as rip rap, rubble, shot rock, rock armour or Rip-rap—is rock or other material used to armor shorelines, streambeds, bridge abutments, ...


 





see page 11 of 16, where the rice dike simply draws our bayside communities of San Leon, Bacliff, and Bayview, out of the picture for good, to save the high dollar homes west of SH 146, and then develops our homes and property into a water fun, recreational, water front, for the rich and famous. ...






see full text of ;




RICE DIKE PROPOSAL, the demise of San Leon, Bacliff, and Bayview



Hurricane Ike: 5 Years Later Conference Save the Date: September 24-25, 2013 Registration opens June 1!









Howdy Friends and Neighbors of Bayside Communities of San Leon, Bacliff, and Bayview.




I wish to inform you all, that the Rice Dike is still on the table.



THIS is nothing more than a tool to flush out the poor and middle class in the unincorporated areas east of hwy 146. the developers have wanted to get this done for some time, to build more million dollar water front homes and incorporate those million dollar people into our homes and neighborhoods where we have lived all of our life. Kind of like Kemah after Hurricane Ike, condemn them as uninhabitable, then resell them to the highest bidder for redevelopment $$$



Just say not to the rice dike.



The Rice Dike is not about saving our communities from another Hurricane Ike, the Rice Dike is a LAND GRAB.



Call your local and state government officials and representatives and tell them NO TO THE RICE DIKE.



Take no prisoners on this one, it’s about our homesteads friends.



PLEASE HELP STOP THE RICE DIKE, AND VOTE FOR THE TEXAS A.M. IKE DIKE, if you vote for anything at all !



SAVE OUR HOMES AND SHORES, AND VOTE NO ON THE RICE DIKE !




I kindly wish to tell the rest of the story of the proposed RICE DIKE, and what it will do...




RICE DIKE PROPOSAL WOULD DESTROY GALVESTON BAY BAYSHORE COMMUNITIES




TO FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN THE BAYSHORE COMMUNITIES



THIS proposed RICE dike proposal, if approved in it’s entirety, would kill our Bay shore communities as we know it. Your property values would tank to zero, and you would eventually be forced out of your home. what the port of Houston and industries there from plan to do with this Rice dike, is to make the entire surrounding properties around the Galveston Bay complex a larger petro chemical complex, and cargo port, thus dredging more toxins for more GLIT islands to be built lining the ship channel filled with dredge toxins, for the next hurricane to bury our Bay shore communities, because the RICE DIKE, in it’s entirety, would literally wall us out of any Hurricane protective zone. What the Rice Dike does, it hangs me and my neighbors out to drown in 25 feet of water and toxic GLIT island Mud, and what is left will be used for “waterfront recreation and other environmental and natural coastal features”. This Rice dike proposal would take some of the highest elevated land around Galveston Bay and Real Estate there from, and turn it all into a marshland after the next big one.



PLEASE SAY KNOW TO THE RICE DIKE, AND SAY YES TO THE IKE DIKE BY TEXAS A.M.




Please see ;



RICE UNIVERSITY IKE DIKE hwy-146-levee proposal, THAT WOULD WASH AWAY SEABROOK, KEMAH, BAYVIEW, BACLIFF, AND SAN LEON



NOVEMBER 2011



Preliminary research results indicate that the most feasible structure will be a levee along SH-146 accompanied by pocket levees, built by private landowners. The levee would connect natural 25 foot elevations near the Houston Ship Channel and the Texas City Dike effectively protecting the properties and critical facilities and infrastructure west of SH-146. However, moveable barriers would need to be placed at Clear Lake and highway underpasses.



*** Furthermore, this proposal leaves waterfront properties and communities east of SH- 146 vulnerable; however, it maintains the possibility of waterfront recreation and other environmental and natural coastal features.








is this what you want for our bayside communities of San Leon, Bacliff, and Bayview ???




and then after the storm, the looters always come, in all sizes, shapes, and forms $$$



Preparing for the Next Big One, and I am not talking Hurricane.



some folks are always preparing for the next big one, and it’s not about preparing to _protect_ you from the storm, but they are preparing on how to take your land after the storm. just my opinion from the writings on the walls. ...




13 Undercover




Controversial real estate deals in Kemah



Wednesday, February 09, 2011




KEMAH, TX (KTRK) -- 13 Undercover is asking the tough questions as the FBI gets a growing number of complaints about what's going on in the town of Kemah.




13 Undercover is back on the hurricane trail.




We've been exposing possible public corruption, waste and fraud. This time, it's real estate deals in Kemah.




From Galveston Bay, SkyEye 13 heads toward Kemah.





This is Houston's playground, and we're here to show you some of the millions of dollars in property the mayor of Kemah already personally owns.





 














Sunday, December 9, 2012



RICE DIKE PROPOSAL COULD DESTROY GALVESTON BAY BAYSHORE COMMUNITIES









kind regards,

terry



Monday, March 25, 2013

TCEQ Proposes Removal of Two Pollutants from the Texas City APWL Area--Benzene and Hydrogen Sulfide

The TCEQ Proposes Removal of Two Pollutants from the Texas City APWL Area--Benzene and Hydrogen Sulfide



Benzene Monitoring Data Support APWL Delisting in Texas City



Monitoring shows that annual average benzene concentrations are consistently below the TCEQ's screening level of 1.4 parts per billion (ppb). No adverse health effects would be expected if annual average concentrations remain below 1.4

ppb. Stationary monitoring data show that the annual average benzene concentrations have remained below 1.4 ppb for two consecutive years.



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The TCEQ will accept public comments on its proposed delistings. The comment period begins on March 11, 2013, and will end on April 26, 2013. You may email comments to the APWL coordinator APWL@tceq.texas.gov APWL@tceq.texas.gov; or mail comments to:



Tara Capobianco Air Pollutant Watch List Coordinator Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Air Permits Division MC-163 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, Texas 78711-3087



The TCEQ will hold a public meeting to answer questions and receive public comments on its proposed delistings on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. at the Wings of Heritage Room in the Nessler Center, located at 2010 5th Avenue North, Texas City.





 
 
 
 
Where is the Area of Concern Located?
 
* South of TX Avenue/State Hwy 348
 
* East of Hwy 146
 
* West of Galveston Bay (West Bay)
 
Why is this Location and Pollutant(s) on the APWL?
 
 
 
Propionaldehyde
 
 
 
During the 2000 and 2001 mobile monitoring projects, concentrations of propionaldehyde were detected above the odor-based air monitoring comparison value (AMCV) downwind of Dow Chemical (formerly Union Carbide). Although no odorous levels were detected in the 2004 mobile monitoring project, odorous levels were detected during the 2008 mobile monitoring project.
 
 
 
Benzene
 
 
 
Elevated benzene levels have been detected during mobile monitoring projects from 2001 to 2008, downwind of various facilities throughout the Texas City area. Some of the concentrations detected during these projects have exceeded the short-term AMCV and several detections could contribute to elevated long-term concentrations. In addition, long-term stationary monitoring in the Texas City area has historically detected annual ambient concentrations of benzene above the long-term AMCV. The 11th Street monitor, funded by Marathon, has consistently had annual average benzene concentrations above the long-term AMCV since monitoring began in 2004. Data from the 34th Street monitor, funded by BP North America Products, Inc., indicated a 70% decrease in annual average benzene concentrations from 2005 to 2008; although emission events in 2009 lead to an elevated annual average.
 
 
Hydrogen Sulfide
 
 
A 2004 mobile monitoring trip reported hydrogen sulfide (H2S) levels that exceeded the H2S 30-minute state regulatory standard. These reported levels had the potential to cause short-term odor-related health effects downwind of Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority (GCWDA) and Valero. A subsequent mobile monitoring project in 2008 did not detect any concentrations of H2S above the regulatory standard. Limited stationary monitoring data indicated a decreasing trend in H2S from 2004 until 2008. In 2009, however, there were 16 exceedances at the Texas City Ball Park monitor.
 
 
Annual evaluations may be accessed here:
 
 
 
 
 
 
see map here ;
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






BP et al, and the likes there from, will just love this $$$




18 September 2012


In 2010, BP-one of the largest energy companies in the world-is alleged to have released MILLIONS of pounds of benzene into the air over a 40-day period through an improperly-working flare at one of its Texas refineries.



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Dangers of Benzene Exposure


Benzene is a carcinogenic chemical that is present in crude oil and gasoline. It is a common chemical used in various industries, however, exposure can have devastating health consequences for those who have been exposed.


It is known to cause multiple types of debilitating diseases, including leukemia, plastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkins' lymphoma.







Occupational Studies in Women



1) Benzene – Breast cancer risk was higher in several large-scale studies of women working in jobs exposed to high levels of benzene (as an organic solvent) (Hansen, 1999; Petralia et al., 1998












Benzene – Breast cancer risk was higher in several large-scale studies of women working in jobs exposed to high levels of benzene (as an organic solvent) (Hansen, 1999; Petralia et al., 1998). More studies are needed on whether benzene inhalation in other professions affects the risk of breast cancer.


Laboratory Animal Studies The National Toxicology Program has found the following chemicals capable of inducing mammary tumors in long-term cancer studies conducted in rats and mice (NTP, 2007). All of these chemicals can be generated in various fire scenarios.


Benzene


1,3-Butadiene


Isoprene


Methylene chloride


1,2,3-Trichloropropane


2,4-Toluenediamine


2,4-Toluene diisocyanate


2,6-Toluene diisocyanate








Translating the Evidence about Breast Cancer Related Disparities in African American Women: A Comprehensive Community-based Program in Galveston County


Introduction: From 2003-2007, Galveston County ranked 22nd among Texas’s 254 counties in cancer mortality with 220 cancer deaths/100,000 (SEER database). The rate exceeds that of Texas (177/100,000) and the U.S. (160/100,000) and fails to meet the Healthy People 2010 Objective of 160/100,000. African American Texans annual cancer mortality is 223/100,000 compared to Non-Hispanic Whites (179/100.00) and Hispanics (130/100,000). African American breast cancer mortality in Galveston County is 34.8/100,000 compared to 26.3 and 21.2 for Non-Hispanic Whites and Hispanics. The Texas Cancer Plan reports that poverty drives disparities through lack of resources, information and knowledge; substandard living; risk promoting lifestyles; and diminished access to services. The evidence based indicates that contributors to disparities include behavioral factors (increased time to complete diagnostic workups from abnormal mammograms, more missed mammogram appointments, and unhealthy diets); environmental factors (lower socioeconomic status, higher levels of inadequate communication of abnormal mammography screening results), and genetic factors (more aggressive tumors).








2011 Texas Selected Cancer Facts Galveston County














TSS




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Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 10:58 AM
 
 
 
 
Subject: TCEQ Proposes Removal of Two Pollutants from the Texas City APWL Area--Benzene and Hydrogen Sulfide
 
 
 


Greetings TCEQ, Tara Capobianco, et al,
 
The TCEQ will accept public comments on its proposed delistings. The comment period begins on March 11, 2013, and will end on April 26, 2013. You may email comments to the APWL coordinator APWL@tceq.texas.gov;
 
 
 
or mail comments to:


Tara Capobianco


Air Pollutant Watch List Coordinator

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Air Permits Division

MC-163
P.O. Box 13087

Austin, Texas 78711-3087




comments are as follows ;
 
 
I kindly would like to make the following comments please on the proposal by TCEQ to further enhance cancer risk in the state of Texas.
 
 
I believe that if the state of Texas and the TCEQ gets this proposal through, it will go to prove that neither one care about public health, and it’s all about the almighty dollar.
 
 
since the BP deliberate upset of benzene and who knows what else for over 40 days (because after the initial upset that first day, the rest of the 39+ were deliberate), since then my wife has developed breast cancer. how many more in this area?
 
 
IF this proposal to remove Benzene, Hydrogen Sulfide, or any other pollutant into the air in the Galveston Bay area’s of Texas City, Bayport, and or any of the Houston ship channel areas, would be detrimental to this area. there is too much pollution already.
 
 
 
This proposals reeks of industry greed and if the oversight there from i.e. the TCEQ does not stop this from happening, then they too should hang up their jock straps as being any type of Environmental steward, and start paying their dues directly to the chemical industry they are so in bed with.
 
 
 
I sincerely hope and pray that the TCEQ and this proposal is stopped dead in it’s tracks, before too many more humans are. ...
 
 
 
Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
P.O. Box 42
Bacliff, Texas 77518
 
 
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Monday, March 25, 2013
 
TCEQ Proposes Removal of Two Pollutants from the Texas City APWL Area--Benzene and Hydrogen Sulfide
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, February 14, 2013

No-swim advisory issued for Bolivar, Texas beaches elevated bacteria levels found

Swimming discouraged after high bacteria reported off Bolivar



By Robert Stanton | February 12, 2013 | Updated: February 13, 2013 1:20pm



High bacteria levels in the Gulf of Mexico off Bolivar Peninsula have prompted a no-swimming advisory there, Galveston County health officials said Tuesday.


Routine testing of waters detected unsafe bacteria levels at 12 Bolivar locations, according to the Galveston County Health District. The sites are Retilon Road; Magnolia Lane; Helen Boulevard; O'Neil Road; Crystal Beach Road; Gulf Shores Drive; Alberdie Road - Emerald Beach No. 2; Barbados Road; Gilmore Street Access; Center Road; Driftwood and Deens Street.


No elevated bacteria levels were found on Galveston Island, said Kurt Koopmann, spokesman at the Galveston County Health District.


When elevated bacteria levels are detected, water samples are taken daily until the tests return to normal. Results of water sampling on Tuesday were being studied, Koopmann said.


Under the advisory, swimming is discouraged. Subsequent testing will determine how long the advisory will continue, Koopmann said.











Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 12:01 am



No-swim advisory issued for Bolivar



By T.J. Auldsgalvestondailynews.com



CRYSTAL BEACH — The Galveston County Health District issued a warning Tuesday advising people not to go into the waters off the Bolivar Peninsula. High bacteria levels at 12 locations along the Gulf of Mexico side of the peninsula prompted the no-swimming advisory.



High bacteria levels were detected at Retilon Road; Magnolia Lane; Helen Boulevard; O’Neil Road; Crystal Beach Road; Gulf Shores Drive; Alberdie Road — Emerald Beach No. 2; Barbados Road; Gilmore Street Access; Center Road; Driftwood and Deens Street. The tests were part of the health district’s regular testing of water conditions.










Tuesday, January 8, 2013



Dickinson Bayou: A TMDL Project and Use Assessment for Bacteria Troubled Waters










Wednesday, August 6, 2008


TROUBLED WATERS


(DEAD DOLPHIN washed up on rocks in backyard, on Galveston Bay, in Bacliff, Texas 77518)









Saturday, July 19, 2008


GALVESTON BAY, swimming with the dolphins, PCBs, and FECAL MATTER


Greetings again kind friends and neighbors. ...









Monday, July 14, 2008


Heedless practices of Texas industry and DREDGING OF SHIP CHANNEL, now poisoning sport fishing industry, AND IT'S CONSUMERS






 


Wednesday, July 30, 2008
 
 
Testing the Waters 2008 TEXAS BEACHES UPDATE
 
 


 
Monday, July 28, 2008
 
 
Can Our Oceans Survive? INTELLIGENCE REPORT





 


Spillway inlet outlet canal Permit 5972 Hwy 146 Bacliff Texas pdf file





 




 

VIDEO FLOUNDER KILL





Galveston County BACLIFF TEXAS FLOUNDER FISH KILL MASSIVE AUGUST 11, 2012





see video of massive flounder kill with Seabreeze article September 6, 2012 ;





Thousands of Flounder Killed on San Leon Bacliff Shoreline (AGAIN)












additional sources for flounder kill video;



















Sunday, December 9, 2012



RICE DIKE PROPOSAL COULD DESTROY GALVESTON BAY BAYSHORE COMMUNITIES















TSS

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Dickinson Bayou: A TMDL Project and Use Assessment for Bacteria Troubled Waters


Dickinson Bayou: A TMDL Project and Use Assessment for Bacteria




A current project to survey recreational uses and develop and implement a TMDL to reduce bacteria. The TMDL is completed; the I-Plan is in development.




Background and Goals





High concentrations of bacteria measured in Dickinson Bayou Tidal, Segment 1103, and four of its tributaries might pose a health risk for people who swim or wade in the bayou. Bacteria from human and animal waste may indicate the presence of disease-causing microorganisms that may cause illness. Swimming and other forms of recreation in which people come into direct contact with the water are referred to as contact recreation in the state's standards for the quality of streams, lakes, and bays.



The TMDL project will characterize the sources of bacteria in the watershed of the bayou and develop a plan to improve water quality. The goal of the TMDL is to reduce bacteria concentrations to within acceptable risk levels for contact recreation.



The TCEQ will also conduct a recreational use survey and attainability analysis for part of the bayou. Recreational use-attainability analyses (RUAAs) are conducted to determine which of the four recreational use categories is appropriate for a particular water body. During an RUAA project, staff usually collect:



Information on a water body, such as the presence or absence of water recreation activities, stream flow type, stream depth Information about the frequency and types of recreation for which the water body is currently used Data on physical conditions in a water body





Adopted Total Maximum Daily Loads



On February 8, 2012, the commission adopted:



Eight Total Maximum Daily Loads for Indicator Bacteria in Dickinson Bayou and Three Tidal Tributaries (PDF) On June 6, 2012, the EPA approved the TMDLs, at which time they became part of the state’s Water Quality Management Plan. Learn more about the Water Quality Management Plan.



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Reports



Final Technical Support Document



Public Participation



Stakeholders in the watershed have formed the Dickinson Bayou Watershed Partnership to implement activities that improve water quality in Dickinson Bayou. Information about the Partnership’s meetings is available on their Web site. The TCEQ is working with this existing forum to participate with the public in developing and implementing the TMDL project. Other partners include the Houston-Galveston Area Council, the Galveston Bay Estuary Program, and the Texas Cooperative Extension.




Meeting Records, TCEQ-Led Meetings









Dickinson Bayou Watershed Partnership Meeting Notes 8/24/2011 • Attendees were welcomed and the meeting was brought to order by Charriss York, Texas Coastal Watershed Program (TCWP). • Following introductions of TCWP and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) staff, a brief background of the Dickinson Bayou Watershed Partnership was given • Charriss York gave a presentation including an update on the Dickinson Bayou Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) progress including an overview of the process for the upcoming public comment period • Ms. York also gave an update to the Bacteria TMDL implementation plan that workgroups have been working on since Febryary. Management measures determine by each of the three work groups (On‐site Sewage Facilities, Wastewater Treatment Facilities, and Animal Sources) and their associated load reductions were discussed.



• A copy of Ms. York’s presentation can be found at:










• Questions/comments were taken throughout the presentation these include: o Partnership members asked that in the future bacteria load reductions be presented in a more meaningful and easy to understand fashion such as representing the bayou as a 55 gallon barrel and pollution loads a portion of that barrel o Questions about septic systems and who is responsible for permitting them in the watershed o Questions about the chemicals used in wastewater treatment facilities and how they impact the bayou o Recommendation to include information about other types of pollution such as pharmaceuticals








SFR-066/11 January 2012



Managing Nonpoint Source Pollution in Texas: 2011 Annual Report by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board



Dickinson Bayou Watershed Protection Plan Implementation Project



Dickinson Bayou does not meet water quality standards for DO or pathogen indicator bacteria. The Dickinson Bayou Watershed Protection Plan (WPP) outlines a series of actions for improving the overall health of the watershed and reducing the amount of pollutants entering the Bayou. These actions are based on the vision and goals proposed for the watershed by a broad group of stakeholders representing individual citizens, non-profit and commercial interests, and local, state, and federal governmental entities.



For the initial implementation phase of the Dickinson Bayou WPP, the Texas AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife Extension) proposed short-term implementation measures through a CWA Section 319 grant with the TCEQ. Several on-the-ground demonstrations of site specific BMPs were funded through this grant. This funding helped develop educational workshops for many different groups, NPS-related fact sheets, a pet waste education campaign, lesson plans for teachers, and also provided youth education using watershed models.



For on-the-ground implementation, AgriLife Extension worked with Clear Creek School District and City of League City officials on a storm water wetland (four acres) project at the Education Village on FM 96 in the northeast portion of the Dickinson Bayou watershed. AgriLife Extension staff also worked with the City of Dickinson and Keep Dickinson Beautiful to install a rain garden (0.02 acres) and a roof rain catchment cistern (0.03 acres) at the Dickinson Public Library. In addition, AgriLife Extension staff collaborated with representatives from the City of Dickinson to install a new watersmart landscape (0.23 acres) consisting of native trees and shrubs around the new city hall complex. AgriLife Extension staff also partnered with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Dickinson Marine Laboratory to design and install their new watersmart landscape (0.012 acres).



The Simple Method for calculating urban storm water loads from the Center for Watershed Protection was used to determine load reduction from these on-the-ground BMPs. Estimated reductions are:



Phosphorus 356 lbs



Nitrogen 770 lbs




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133 PAGE REPORT AS FOLLOWS ;




***303(d) List for elevated levels of bacteria, PCBs, dioxins in edible fish tissue, and impaired macrobenthic communities



Clean Water Act 319(h) Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Development of a Watershed Protection Plan for Cedar Bayou



TSSWCB Project Number 10-08



Revision No. 0



Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board



Prepared by:



Houston-Galveston Area Council 3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 120 Houston, TX 77027



Effective Period: Upon EPA Approval through October 31, 2013 (With annual revisions required)



Questions concerning this quality assurance project plan should be directed to: Justin Bower P.O. Box 22777 Houston, TX 77227-2777 (713) 499-6653 Justin.Bower@H-GAC.com



Project No. 10-08 Section A5 Revision No. 0 8/29/12 Page 15



In the 2008 Texas Water Quality Inventory (TWQI) and 303(d) List, Cedar Bayou Above Tidal (0902) is listed as impaired for macrobenthic communities. Cedar Bayou Tidal (0901) is listed as non-supporting of the contact recreation standard due to elevated levels of indicator bacteria, and is also impaired for PCBs and Dioxin in edible fish tissue.



In the 2010 Integrated Report for Clean Water Act Sections 305(b) and 303(d), the same impairments exist, with the exception of a delisting of Segment 0902 for impaired macrobenthic communities. However, the 2010 Integrated Report also indicates that Segment 0902 has concerns for impaired macrobenthic communities and depressed dissolved oxygen, while Segment 0901 has a concern for chlorophyll-a.



Cedar Bayou Tidal is part of the Houston Ship Channel and Upper Galveston Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) project for Dioxin and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Fish Tissue. Additionally, the TMDL for Upper Galveston Bay (Segment 2421), currently being addressed in the Upper Gulf Coast Oyster Waters TMDL Implementation Plan, is potentially affected by flow from the Bayou. Some aspects of nonpoint source (NPS) pollution are being addressed by the City of Baytown and the Joint Task Force (Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, the City of Houston, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) through their respective TPDES storm water permits, which include areas in the Harris County portions of the watershed. Cedar Bayou supports appreciable recreational activity, including boating, swimming, and fishing, which could be impacted by these water quality impairments. Cedar Bayou is also a tributary to the Galveston Bay system, thus these contaminants potentially impact a wide range of economic and ecological interests even beyond their watershed of origin. To that end, H-GAC sought CWA §319(h) grant funding from the EPA through the TSSWCB for the development of a watershed protection plan for Cedar Bayou, resulting in this project.





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2010 REPORT ON TROUBLED WATERS GALVESTON BAY




Water bodies must meet certain standards for recreational uses, including swimming, wading and fishing, or they will be listed as impaired by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Only six stream segments within the region are considered acceptable for recreation. The causes for the impairments vary, however, the most significant water quality concern throughout the region continues to be high levels of bacteria. Toxicity, particularly dioxin in fish tissue, is also a problem in 75% of the region’s tidal water ways, though generally isolated to the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay. Several Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies are currently under way to address these issues.


SEE PAGE 6 ;


Summary of Water Quality Impairments and Concerns


Basin & Segment Name Number DO Bacteria Nutrients Dioxin/PCBs Other Frog(s)


X’S = FROGS IN THIS FORMAT...TSS


Trinity - San Jacinto Coastal Basin


Cedar Bayou Above Tidal 902 100 X X X X


X X X X Impairment or concern exists in the water body


Cedar Bayou Tidal 901 100 100 100 X


X Severe, multiple water quality impairments and/or concerns exist in the majority of the water body



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Regional Concerns



• Most water bodies in our region are considered unsuitable for recreational activities like swimming.



• More than half of our waterways do not meet state guidelines due to elevated levels of bacteria.



• More than 74% of the region’s waterways have elevated levels of nutrients.



• Approximately 27% of the region’s waterways have low levels of dissolved oxygen.



• Nearly 75% of our tidal waterways are impaired by dioxin or PCBs in fish tissue.



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2010 Basin Highlights Report 8



Most Improved/Degraded Streams for Bacteria



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Most Degraded



Water quality tests show that Clear Creek Above Tidal, Dickinson Bayou Tidal, Chocolate Bayou Tidal, and Lake Conroe stream segments have increased bacteria levels up to 900%.



Pinpointing the exact causes of increased bacteria levels is difficult. Overall, failing septic tanks, sanitary sewer overflows, poorly maintained waste water treatment plants, agriculture, livestock, and pet waste are the usual sources. The real questions are which of those sources are responsible for the largest portions of the bacteria problem and how do we prioritize the solutions.



For example, in the Dickinson Bayou Tidal stream segment, an increase in development as well as sanitary sewer line breaks that discharged a large amount of untreated sewage into the bayou are two significant factors leading to increased bacteria levels. The TCEQ is currently conducting a TMDL study in the Dickinson Bayou segment to help determine which sources are contributing to the bacteria problem.




Texas Sea Grant is also developing a Watershed Protection Plan to recommend actions that can be taken by local communities to reduce bacteria.





*** Water Bodies Impaired by Bacteria* SEE MAP PAGE 10



*** Water Bodies Impaired by Dioxin/PCBs in Fish Tissue* SEE MAP PAGE 11








2008 REPORT ON TROUBLED WATERS GALVESTON BAY



Ranking Key a 1 Frog = Significant water quality impairment and/or concerns have been identified.



a Cedar Bayou Tidal (0901) Major tributaries: Cary Bayou, McGee Gully



The tidal portion of Cedar Bayou is currently listed as not meeting its fish consumption use due to elevated levels of dioxin in catfish and crab tissue. The segment is also listed as impaired due to elevated levels of bacteria. In addition, PCBs in edible tissue were added to the Draft 303(d) List in 2008.



In response to a seafood advisory issued for the area by the DSHS in 1990, a TMDL was initiated for dioxin. Researchers are investigating the extent and level of dioxin contamination in sediment and tissue in the HSC and Upper Galveston Bay.



The ongoing dioxin TMDL study was divided into three separate phases. The first phase focused on assessing current conditions, the second on data gathering for all media types in order to quantify dioxin levels and the third is currently focusing on model development and load allocation. H-GAC began monitoring and collecting conventional chemical parameters along with bacteria in the tidal portion of the bayou in September 2007.

















VIDEO of ANNUAL MASSIVE FLOUNDER FISH KILL OFF BACLIFF, SAN LEON, AND BAYVIEW...



Galveston County BACLIFF TEXAS FLOUNDER FISH KILL MASSIVE AUGUST 11, 2012


see video of massive flounder kill with Seabreeze article September 6, 2012 ;


Thousands of Flounder Killed on San Leon Bacliff Shoreline (AGAIN)













additional sources for flounder kill video;










Who is responsible for this major screw-up? I believe it is a combination of HL&P not doing the dredging they agreed to do, and the Army Corps of Engineers not verifying that work was performed. It all has to do with money. We have put all of the documentation on our web site. To see the flounder kill video and copies of the permits and the drawings of the proposed dredging that was never done please visit ; Spillway inlet outlet canal Permit 5972 Hwy 146 Bacliff Texas pdf file














October 10, 2012


IKE DIKE PROPOSED BY RICE UNIVERSITY hangs our Bayshore communities out to dry, IN 25 FEET OF WATER, to make way for WATERFRONT RECREATION $$$







see toxic shit islands (GLIT i.e. glue and shit), being built around the shit channel, from dredge materials, and being passed off as a benefit for the community by the Army Corp. Eng. and parties involved.



GLIT ISLAND






GLIT ISLAND DOCK






GLIT ISLAND TRACTOR SPREADING A LOAD OF ?






JUST NORTH OF GLIT ISLAND, YOU HAVE MANY MORE GLIT TYPE ISLANDS BEING MANUFACTURED






1ST GLIT TYPE ISLAND PAST THE ORIGINAL GLIT ISLAND, WE HAVE GLIT ISLAND 2


GLID ISLAND 2






see tractors and pattern works here ???



zoom in and zoom out











JUST PAST THAT, GLIT ISLAND 3



GLIT ISLAND 3


(you can see the dredge way to the right of the photo. zoom in, and look at the waters of the bay from the dragline...)








ZOOM IN








GLIT ISLAND 4, JUST NORTH OF GLIT ISLAND 3,



GLIT ISLAND 4 SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED TO MANY GLIT TYPE ISLANDS NOW BEING FORMED AND FILLED IN, that eventually, once running northward, start to turn green, just before the Atkinson Island Wildlife Management area









Sunday, December 9, 2012



RICE DIKE PROPOSAL COULD DESTROY GALVESTON BAY BAYSHORE COMMUNITIES









TSS





Sunday, December 9, 2012

RICE DIKE PROPOSAL COULD DESTROY GALVESTON BAY BAYSHORE COMMUNITIES





Houston has the resources to protect critical industries on Ship Channel



By Jim Blackburn and Phil Bedient | December 7, 2012 | Updated: December 7, 2012 7:16pm



In the Houston area, we watched with sympathy and understanding as Hurricane Sandy ravaged New York and New Jersey. We know what kind of damage these storms can bring. Yet we have failed to act to protect against the economic and environmental devastation a well-placed storm will have on our community.


The Houston Ship Channel contains the nation's largest petrochemical complex and some of its most critical industrial facilities. Extending approximately 20 miles from Loop 610 East to the Hartman Bridge, the channel provides direct, induced and indirect employment to more than 150,000 people in Houston, and more than 1 million jobs in Texas. It generates annual payrolls in excess of $13 billion and more than $178 billion in economic output, with port users generating nearly $5 billion per year in tax revenue for local governments and the state.


So how vulnerable is the channel? Hurricane Ike mostly missed Houston and generated only about 13 feet of surge up the Ship Channel. If Ike had come ashore farther south, near San Luis Pass where originally predicted, the surge up the Ship Channel would have reached almost 20 feet. And Ike was only a category 2 storm. If Ike had had higher wind speeds with landfall at San Luis Pass, it would have generated 25 feet of surge up the channel, causing massive economic and ecological damage. In fact, based on research by Hal Needham of Louisiana State University, the 100-year flood surge in the Ship Channel is predicted to be about 25 feet, after taking into account the funneling effects of Galveston Bay.


It is important to note that existing flood plain maps currently do not include surge flooding in their analysis of the 100-year flood plain. Government regulations require protection of many Ship Channel facilities to Federal Emergency Management Agency flood plain maps, but these elevations are only about 13 feet to 14 feet along the channel, far short of the projected 25-foot surge.


So what harm would a 25-foot surge cause? A 25-foot surge would put a significant part of the channel complex underwater. Of particular concern is that almost 2,800 storage tanks of various types would be subject to various depths of flooding.


Many tanks would float off their foundations or otherwise lose containment of the various chemicals and oil products that they hold, much like Murphy Oil's experience in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. Additionally, any number of pumps, generators and other necessary elements would be destroyed, as occurred to Invista Chemicals in Orange during Ike. It could easily take months to make necessary repairs, assuming that all flooded facilities would rebuild.


Such a flood event would have catastrophic effects not only on the economy of the Houston region but also on Galveston Bay. The Ship Channel complex handles large amounts of toxic materials. For the most part, the record is quite good, but surge flooding of this magnitude would create an environmental disaster never experienced by Galveston Bay or residential areas adjacent to channel industries.


As a community, we do not have to continue to take these economic and ecologic risks. There is a solution to this extreme and present risk that can be locally funded and that can be completed in a timely manner without significant controversy over environmental impacts. It is a solution that is compatible with larger, regional structural solutions that will take far more time to implement and that must rely heavily on federal funding to build.


Research at Rice University's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center has discovered that the ground elevation is 25 feet above sea level on both sides of the Houston Ship Channel near the Hartman Bridge. It is both possible and feasible to create a continuous 25-foot structure that would keep the brunt of a major storm surge from entering the channel and destroying the complex.


At least two designs have been explored for protecting the Ship Channel from this 25-foot surge. In both cases, levees would be constructed to the edge of the dredged channel. One is a gate structure similar to that used in the Netherlands. The other is a structure that would slide across the channel, like a bolt into a socket.


The Ship Channel is vulnerable, and it can be protected. Protection for the Ship Channel can be constructed relatively quickly and can likely be funded by local bond issues. Freeport and Texas City industrial facilities are already protected. The Ship Channel should be as well. And there is no doubt about the payback. A gate structure should cost less than $1 billion, and would protect us from economic losses that could exceed $100 billion, as well as environmental damage of a similar magnitude.


We are at a clear decision point within our community. The Hartman Bridge Gate would provide security for our economic and manufacturing future as well as ecological security for Galveston Bay. This is a challenge that should be accepted for the well-being of all residents of the Houston region.




Bedient is the director of Rice University's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center; Blackburn is co-director of the SSPEED Center.










IN reply to ;




Houston has the resources to protect critical industries on Ship Channel



By Jim Blackburn and Phil Bedient | December 7, 2012 | Updated: December 7, 2012 7:16pm






I kindly wish to tell the rest of the story of the proposed RICE DIKE, and what it will do...




RICE DIKE PROPOSAL WOULD DESTROY GALVESTON BAY BAYSHORE COMMUNITIES




TO FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN THE BAYSHORE COMMUNITIES


THIS proposed RICE dike proposal, if approved in it’s entirety, would kill our Bay shore communities as we know it. Your property values would tank to zero, and you would eventually be forced out of your home. what the port of Houston and industries there from plan to do with this Rice dike, is to make the entire surrounding properties around the Galveston Bay complex a larger petro chemical complex, and cargo port, thus dredging more toxins for more GLIT islands to be built lining the ship channel filled with dredge toxins, for the next hurricane to bury our Bay shore communities, because the RICE DIKE, in it’s entirety, would literally wall us out of any Hurricane protective zone. What the Rice Dike does, it hangs me and my neighbors out to drown in 25 feet of water and toxic GLIT island Mud, and what is left will be used for “waterfront recreation and other environmental and natural coastal features”. This Rice dike proposal would take some of the highest elevated land around Galveston Bay and Real Estate there from, and turn it all into a marshland after the next big one.


PLEASE SAY KNOW TO THE RICE DIKE, AND SAY YES TO THE IKE DIKE BY TEXAS A.M.


IT’s time to take our communities and Galveston Bay back from the port of Houston and all it’s GLIT islands being manufactured in Galveston Bay, and also from the surrounding toxic chemical plants that continue to built.


Please see ;


RICE UNIVERSITY IKE DIKE hwy-146-levee proposal, THAT WOULD WASH AWAY SEABROOK, KEMAH, BAYVIEW, BACLIFF, AND SAN LEON


NOVEMBER 2011


Preliminary research results indicate that the most feasible structure will be a levee along SH-146 accompanied by pocket levees, built by private landowners. The levee would connect natural 25 foot elevations near the Houston Ship Channel and the Texas City Dike effectively protecting the properties and critical facilities and infrastructure west of SH-146. However, moveable barriers would need to be placed at Clear Lake and highway underpasses.


*** Furthermore, this proposal leaves waterfront properties and communities east of SH- 146 vulnerable; however, it maintains the possibility of waterfront recreation and other environmental and natural coastal features.






HERE is a IKE DIKE proposal that would help SAVE AND PROTECT SHOREACRES, SEABROOK, KEMAH, BAYVIEW, BACLIFF, AND SAN LEON.


THIS Ike Dike proposal by TAMU does NOT abandon all of us that have lived here all our lives, and this proposal does not sell out to developers ;






=====================



From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.


Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:30 PM


To: William Merrell


Cc: Cherie Coffman


Subject: Re: Ike Dike question ? fantastic! thank you for your kind reply Sir, and explanation for the layperson such as me. many thanks, I like your proposal much, much, better Sir, considering my backyard is Galveston Bay here in Bacliff, 77518 shoreline. with that rice university plan, the shorelines from Kemah to San Leon and property values there from would tank and the next big one, we would all be marsh land. course, it would not matter much anyway, because that big toxic dredge island I have to look at everyday now, you know the one they propose to double in size now, well all that would be in our houses. ...what were they thinking. ...thanks again. with kindest regards, terry




=====================



From: William Merrell


Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:08 PM


To: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.


Cc: Cherie Coffman


Subject: RE: Ike Dike question ?


Again - the Dike you describe is proposed by Rice University. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the Ike Dike. The Ike Dike protects everyone in the Bay because it is along the coast. You can verify this and learn the details of the Ike Dike by going to our website







=====================


From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr. [mailto:flounder9@verizon.net]


Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:00 PM


To: William Merrell


Cc: Cherie Coffman


Subject: Re: Ike Dike question ?


Greetings again Dr. Merrell,


Sir, I had a question.


I did not have any ideas, other than the fact, I am concerned and confused on one of rumored proposals of Ike Dike, and we wanted to know the truth, and I was told, you were the person to go to, and my question was as follows ;


i heard that one of the potential designs for the ike dike, would have everyone living south of the Kemah bridge on hwy 146, and everyone east of hwy 146 there from, i.e. Kemah, Bayview, Bacliff, and San Leon, all these fishing communities would be EAST OF SAID IKE DIKE, as the said IKE DIKE would be built west of hwy 146, thus leaving everyone east of 146 to be left for marsh land, as any hurricane after said IKE DIKE built would leave these fishing communities as marsh lands due to any IKE DIKE built west of hwy 146, is any of this true?


is there any proposal on the table to eliminate the Kemah, Bayview, Bacliff, and San Leon shore lines from the Ike Dike?


is the scenario of said rumor, I proposed above, is this one of the proposals?


as home owners, property owners, and business owners, we are concerned, and we have a right to know if this is a proposal or not?


a simple yes or no answer will do. ...


thank you,


kind regards,


terry



=====================



From: William Merrell


Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 4:38 PM To: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.


Cc: Cherie Coffman


Subject: RE: Ike Dike question ?


The 146 dike is proposed by the SSPEED Center at Rice. I agree with your ideas on it. The Ike Dike is a coastal spine which would protect everyone. Details on website http://www.tamug.edu/ikedike/


Best regards, Bill


William Merrell George P Mitchell Chair Texas A&M University at Galveston Po Box 1675 Galveston, Texas 77553-1675 409-740-4732 work 409-740-4787 fax 409-771-2225 cell



=====================



From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr. [mailto:flounder9@verizon.net]


Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 12:50 PM


To: William Merrell


Subject: Ike Dike question ?


Greetings Dr. Merrell,


I am a bit concerned and confused, and hoping you might be able to help straighten out any confusion on the IKE DIKE.


i heard that one of the potential designs for the ike dike, would have everyone living south of the Kemah bridge on hwy 146, and everyone east of hwy 146 there from, i.e. Kemah, Bayview, Bacliff, and San Leon, all these fishing communities would be EAST OF SAID IKE DIKE, as the said IKE DIKE would be built west of hwy 146, thus leaving everyone east of 146 to be left for marsh land, as any hurricane after said IKE DIKE built would leave these fishing communities as marsh lands due to any IKE DIKE built west of hwy 146.


is any of this true ?


can you please show me where all the said potential designs and drawings might be for the public to view on any said IKE DIKE ?


thank you,


kindest regards, terry



===================



END...TSS


Dr. Merrell, a marine scientist from Texas A&M, will be talking about his proposal December 11, 2012 at 7 P.M. to explain his proposal, at a Town Hall Meeting in San Leon, Texas, at the San Leon Fire Station. ...



=====================================



see full text ;



October 10, 2012


IKE DIKE PROPOSED BY RICE UNIVERSITY hangs our Bayshore communities out to dry, IN 25 FEET OF WATER, to make way for WATERFRONT RECREATION $$$






ARMY CORP APPROVED TOXIC DUMPS IN GALVESTON BAY ‘GLIT ISLANDS’


GLIT ISLAND





GLIT ISLAND DOCK





GLIT ISLAND TRACTOR SPREADING A LOAD OF ?





JUST NORTH OF GLIT ISLAND, YOU HAVE MANY MORE GLIT TYPE ISLANDS BEING MANUFACTURED





1ST GLIT TYPE ISLAND PAST THE ORIGINAL GLIT ISLAND, WE HAVE GLIT ISLAND 2



GLIT ISLAND 2





see tractors and pattern works here ???



zoom in and zoom out








JUST PAST THAT, GLIT ISLAND 3


GLIT ISLAND 3


(you can see the dredge way to the right of the photo. zoom in, and look at the waters of the bay from the dragline...)





ZOOM IN






GLIT ISLAND 4, JUST NORTH OF GLIT ISLAND 3,


GLIT ISLAND 4 SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED TO MANY GLIT TYPE ISLANDS NOW BEING FORMED AND FILLED IN, that eventually, once running northward, start to turn green, just before the Atkinson Island Wildlife Management area







disgusted in Sunny Bacliff, Texas, still on the bay...for now?



TSS

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

IKE DIKE PROPOSED BY RICE UNIVERSITY hangs our Bayshore communities out to dry, IN 25 FEET OF WATER, to make way for WATERFRONT RECREATION $$$

October 10, 2012
 
 
 
RICE UNIVERSITY IKE DIKE hwy-146-levee THAT WOULD WASH AWAY SEABROOK, KEMAH, BAYVIEW, BACLIFF, AND SAN LEON
 
 
 
NOVEMBER 2011


 
Preliminary research results indicate that the most feasible structure will be a levee along SH-146 accompanied by pocket levees, built by private landowners. The levee would connect natural 25 foot elevations near the Houston Ship Channel and the Texas City Dike effectively protecting the properties and critical facilities and infrastructure west of SH-146. However, moveable barriers would need to be placed at Clear Lake and highway underpasses.


 
*** Furthermore, this proposal leaves waterfront properties and communities east of SH- 146 vulnerable; however, it maintains the possibility of waterfront recreation and other environmental and natural coastal features.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
October 10, 2012
 
 
 
IKE DIKE PROPOSED BY RICE UNIVERSITY hangs our Bayshore communities out to dry, IN 25 FEET OF WATER, to make way for WATERFRONT RECREATION $$$
 
 
 
SO, does this mean the Rice study sacrifices our homes, property, businesses, for a Fertittavi lle, from Shoreacres all the way south to San Leon, and everything in-between, east of 146?
 
 
 
YOU be the judge.
 
 
 
RICE UNIVERSITY IKE DIKE hwy-146-levee proposal, THAT WOULD WASH AWAY SEABROOK, KEMAH, BAYVIEW, BACLIFF, AND SAN LEON


 
NOVEMBER 2011
 
 
 
Preliminary research results indicate that the most feasible structure will be a levee along SH-146 accompanied by pocket levees, built by private landowners. The levee would connect natural 25 foot elevations near the Houston Ship Channel and the Texas City Dike effectively protecting the properties and critical facilities and infrastructure west of SH-146. However, moveable barriers would need to be placed at Clear Lake and highway underpasses.
 
 
 
*** Furthermore, this proposal leaves waterfront properties and communities east of SH- 146 vulnerable; however, it maintains the possibility of waterfront recreation and other environmental and natural coastal features.
 
 
 
 
 
 
HERE is a IKE DIKE proposal that would help SAVE AND PROTECT SHOREACRES, SEABROOK, KEMAH, BAYVIEW, BACLIFF, AND SAN LEON.
 
 
 
THIS Ike Dike proposal by TAMU does NOT abandon all of us that have lived here all our lives, and this proposal does not sell out to developers ;
 
 
 
 
 
 
=====================
 
 
 
 
 
From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
 
 
 
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:30 PM

 
To: William Merrell

 
Cc: Cherie Coffman
 
 
 
Subject: Re: Ike Dike question ? fantastic! thank you for your kind reply Sir, and explanation for the layperson such as me. many thanks, I like your proposal much, much, better Sir, considering my backyard is Galveston Bay here in Bacliff, 77518 shoreline. with that rice university plan, the shorelines from Kemah to San Leon and property values there from would tank and the next big one, we would all be marsh land. course, it would not matter much anyway, because that big toxic dredge island I have to look at everyday now, you know the one they propose to double in size now, well all that would be in our houses. ...what were they thinking. ...thanks again. with kindest regards, terry
 
 
 
=====================


 
From: William Merrell
 
 
 
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:08 PM
 
 
 
To: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
 
 
 
Cc: Cherie Coffman
 
 
 
Subject: RE: Ike Dike question ?

 
Again - the Dike you describe is proposed by Rice University. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the Ike Dike. The Ike Dike protects everyone in the Bay because it is along the coast. You can verify this and learn the details of the Ike Dike by going to our website



http://www.tamug.edu/ikedike/
 
 
 
 
=====================
 
 
 
 
From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr. [mailto:flounder9@verizon.net]
 
 
 
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:00 PM

 
To: William Merrell
 
 
 
Cc: Cherie Coffman

 
Subject: Re: Ike Dike question ?
 
 
 
Greetings again Dr. Merrell,
 
 
 
Sir, I had a question.
 
 
 
I did not have any ideas, other than the fact, I am concerned and confused on one of rumored proposals of Ike Dike, and we wanted to know the truth, and I was told, you were the person to go to, and my question was as follows ;
 
 
 
i heard that one of the potential designs for the ike dike, would have everyone living south of the Kemah bridge on hwy 146, and everyone east of hwy 146 there from, i.e. Kemah, Bayview, Bacliff, and San Leon, all these fishing communities would be EAST OF SAID IKE DIKE, as the said IKE DIKE would be built west of hwy 146, thus leaving everyone east of 146 to be left for marsh land, as any hurricane after said IKE DIKE built would leave these fishing communities as marsh lands due to any IKE DIKE built west of hwy 146, is any of this true?

is there any proposal on the table to eliminate the Kemah, Bayview, Bacliff, and San Leon shore lines from the Ike Dike?
 
 
 
is the scenario of said rumor, I proposed above, is this one of the proposals?

 
as home owners, property owners, and business owners, we are concerned, and we have a right to know if this is a proposal or not?
 
 
 
a simple yes or no answer will do. ...

 
thank you,
 
 
 
kind regards,

 
terry
 
 
 
=====================
 
 
 
From: William Merrell
 
 
 
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 4:38 PM To: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
 
 
 
Cc: Cherie Coffman
 
 
 
Subject: RE: Ike Dike question ?

 
The 146 dike is proposed by the SSPEED Center at Rice. I agree with your ideas on it. The Ike Dike is a coastal spine which would protect everyone. Details on website


http://www.tamug.edu/ikedike/
 
 
 
 
Best regards, Bill
 
 
 
William Merrell George P Mitchell Chair Texas A&M University at Galveston Po Box 1675 Galveston, Texas 77553-1675 409-740-4732 work 409-740-4787 fax 409-771-2225 cell
 
 
 
 
=====================
 
 
 
 
From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr. [mailto:flounder9@verizon.net]
 
 
 
 
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 12:50 PM
 
 
 
To: William Merrell
 
 
 
Subject: Ike Dike question ?

 
Greetings Dr. Merrell,
 
 
 
I am a bit concerned and confused, and hoping you might be able to help straighten out any confusion on the IKE DIKE.

 
i heard that one of the potential designs for the ike dike, would have everyone living south of the Kemah bridge on hwy 146, and everyone east of hwy 146 there from, i.e. Kemah, Bayview, Bacliff, and San Leon, all these fishing communities would be EAST OF SAID IKE DIKE, as the said IKE DIKE would be built west of hwy 146, thus leaving everyone east of 146 to be left for marsh land, as any hurricane after said IKE DIKE built would leave these fishing communities as marsh lands due to any IKE DIKE built west of hwy 146.

 
is any of this true ?

 
can you please show me where all the said potential designs and drawings might be for the public to view on any said IKE DIKE ?

 
thank you,
 
 
 
kindest regards, terry
 
 
 
===================
 
 
 
END...TSS
 
 
 
 
 
SEABREEZE NEWS said there was to be a Town Hall Meeting in San Leon, at the San Leon Fire Station, on December 11, 2012 at 7PM, to discuss this matter, and Dr. Merrell will be there to explain his proposal (see November issue of Seabreeze news). ...tss