Can Our Devastating Flooding be Stopped? What do big thinkers think?  Find out at the Houston & Bay Area Storm Water Flooding Forum: Harvey, Ike and Our Future.  Save the date for this important event!
 
Date:  Tuesday November 28 at 7 pm         
Location:  University of Houston – Clear Lake Auditorium 2700 Bay Area Blvd Houston, TX 77058.
Host: Environmental Institute of Houston at UH-CL
Building and Parking Instructions: TBD
 
Experts and leaders about the Houston region’s dangerous flooding issues come together to address the problems and solution options for major rain flooding and hurricane storm surge flooding at a free, public forum at the University of Houston – Clear Lake. Millions of Houstonians and neighbors are at risk from systemic floods that have taken lives and destroyed homes.

Speakers will address critical issues and past mistakes, and present proposals for protecting Houston region and Bay Area residents from dangerous, deadly storms like Hurricane Harvey and Ike at the event hosted by the Environmental Institute at UH-CL. Questions are welcome from attendees and answers will come in the discussion.
 
As Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said recently, “We need to start over,” he said, “and look at everything.”
 
Residents across Houston and especially the Bay Area with its double-threat of flooding will learn the important issues to ensure the most effective initiatives are considered and the right investments are supported. While the government and businesses will shoulder major costs of improvements, ultimately taxpayers and customers will pay. Everyone needs to be knowledgeable and engaged to ensure a safe and prosperous future.
 
Current confirmed speakers are listed below and several more are expected to confirm shortly.
 
Speakers:
Dr George Guillen, Dir Environmental Institute, UHCL
Dr Neal Lane,  Baker Institute, Rice University
Dr John Jacob,  TX A&M, Coastal Watershed Program
Brandt Mannchen, Sierra Club-Houston Group
Stephen Costello, City of Houston, ‘Flood Czar’
Dr William Merrell, TX A&M, Dept Marine Sciences-invited
Jim Blacburn,  SPEED Center, Rice University