Study on San Bernard River -
Friends of the River San Bernard received a thank you from Yu Zhang, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, UT Arlington for writing a letter of support for his CMP (Coastal Management Program) project of the San Bernard/Brazos River flow and sediment dynamics. This letter, along with other letters of support, was forwarded to the Texas General Land Office and subsequently the project was selected for funding by GLO . It is scheduled to begin next January . Excerpt from Dr. Zhang's “Assessing flow and sediment dynamics along lower Brazos and San Bernard Rivers to inform regional restoration strategies . . . direct economic impacts of the study will be four-fold. 1. It will lead to a realistic appraisal of flooding risks along the lower San Bernard River after the reopening of the river mouth, which will help the state and regional entities select cost-effective infrastructures for protecting lives and properties. 2. It helps determi