BY RYAN REYNOLDS
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Subsidence in Spring and Klein 0 Total vertical displacement 0 Per year subsidence rate 0 Population growth from 2018-23
Population growth and water demand can impact subsidence, which can lead to more ooding, permanent land loss and infrastructure damage, Turco said. HGSD data shows that areas in Spring and Klein saw an average of 0.76-1.83 centimeters of displace- ment per year between 2019-23. Parts of Harris County still relying on groundwater tend to have higher levels of subsidence, Turco said. “Those areas are primarily on groundwater, and subsidence rates there have been fairly consis- tent,” Turco said. “In recent years, we’ve seen rates pick up.” For instance, a subsidence monitoring station located o Lindell Road near Southwell Park had the highest rate of annual subsidence with over 30 centimeters of displacement since monitoring began in 2007. This location falls within the 77373 ZIP code, which has grown 15.5% in population from 2018-23, according to ve-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
State Rep. Tom Oliverson, R-Cypress, led House Bill 1643 on Dec. 17 to reduce the HGSD’s authority over the NHCRWA. The bill aims to: • Remove the NHCRWA from the HGSD’s jurisdiction • Exempt the entity from groundwater reduction requirements • Let the NHCRWA set their own timelines for transitioning to surface water use Ramsey said he spoke with Oliverson about ling the bill, and he believes its passage would allow the NHCRWA to address hot spots, improve project timing and reduce interest payments driving up water rates. “If we don’t get regulatory relief and we don’t get funding from other sources, that will drive [water rates] to $15, maybe $20 per 1,000 gallons, which is obviously an unsustainable number,” Ramsey said.
Lindell Road near Southwell Park 0 30.5 cm since 2007 0 1.83 cm
0 +15.5%
Spring High School 0 11.1 cm since 2014 North Bend Drive 0 67 cm since 1994
0 1.42 cm
0 +15.5%
0 1.14 cm
0 +4.6%
South Tranquil Path Drive 0 3.9 cm since 2020 FM 2920 near Hooks Airport 0 21 cm since 2007
0 1.29 cm
0 +20.4%
0 1.08 cm
0 +4%
Hwy. 249 near Timber Tech Avenue 0 24.8 cm since 2007 0 0.76 cm
0 +34.9%
Beneke Elementary School 0 43.5 cm since 1999
0 1.14 cm
0 -0.4%
SOURCES: HARRIS GALVESTON SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU COMMUNITY IMPACT
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