BY JESSICA SHORTEN
Why it matters
What’s next?
The design for Project 39 and a second project just east of the Hardy Toll Road in Spring will be presented to the public March 24 at Spring High School. During this period, residents will be able to comment and discuss the project’s potential impact on the area. Batson clarified that roughly 24 water wells are set to come online across northern Harris County in March, which will then help increase the amount of surface water available to use locally. Residents are encouraged to attend the public meeting to discuss potential future project impacts.
within Spring—with two located within the confines of project 39’s boundaries. In the area near the Grand Parkway and I-45, HGSD has recorded a total vertical displacement, or sinkage rate, of 31 centimeters over the course of 18 years.
The requirement to reduce the amount of groundwater used by local districts stems from the HGSD, which monitors the rates of sinking land due to groundwater pumping across the Houston region. According to data from HGSD, three major points of subsidence in the Houston area are
Major subsidence points in Spring, Klein The HGSD monitors several points across Houston for subsidence.
P047 Monitored: 2007-2025
ROD1 Monitored: 2007-2024
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Total vertical displacement: -31.1 cm Subsidence rate: 1.88 cm/yr
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Total vertical displacement: -20.4 cm Subsidence rate: 1.57 cm/yr
Klein
SHSG Monitored: 2014-2024
Spring
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Total vertical displacement: -13 cm Subsidence rate: 1.8 cm/yr
NHCRWA Community Engagement Meeting • March 24, 6-7:30 p.m. • Spring High School, 19428 I-45 N., Spring
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SOURCE: HARRIS-GALVESTON SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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