Waste Pits: Work stalled on Northern site
EPA and Responsible Party disagree on Remediation Criteria HIGHLANDS – An informational meeting was held at the Highlands Community Center last Tuesday evening, August 29 with members of […]
San Jacinto River
TXDOT sets September meetings to reveal details of new I-10 Bridge and Right-of-Way over River
EAST HARRIS COUNTY – TXDOT, the Texas Department of Transportation, has announced that they will hold two public meetings in September, to inform the public of plans for […]
San Jacinto River claims 3 lives in 2 drowning incidents
CROSBY – On Sunday the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said it was searching for a man who went missing while swimming across the San Jacinto River on Sunday. […]
San Jacinto River site of more barges
CHANNELVIEW – Residents of this community along River Road have been fighting a barge storage company, for over a year to keep the San Jacinto River from filling […]
Drone photos reveal extent of remediation work at Waste Pits South
CHANNELVIEW – The San Jacinto River Waste Pits southern impoundment is busy with remediation work, at the direction of the EPA. The contractor is GHD, working for the […]
Community hears Waste Pits update
EAST HARRIS COUNTY – Community members interested in the status of remediation work on the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site heard an update last Tuesday night, […]
EPA reports first excavation at Waste Pits
Southern site on schedule for remediation; North under review HIGHLANDS – Neither a gas smell nor mosquitos could keep the EPA from making their report to the community […]
EPA meeting Dec. 5 to review Waste Pits status
HIGHLANDS – The federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) will hold a community meeting on Monday night, Dec. 5, to inform the public about current status of remediation work […]
EPA to hold virtual Waste Pits meeting Dec. 5th; work starts on Southern Impoundment
HIGHLANDS – The cleanup is starting at the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site according to THEA director Jackie Medcalf, and an announcement from the EPA in […]
THEA to update community on Waste Pits at meeting on Oct. 25
HIGHLANDS – The EPA is holding its ground against further delays in cleaning up the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site. The responsible parties who seem to […]