BY RYAN REYNOLDS
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Subsidence in Cy-Fair
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. Ault Elementary School in the Faireld neigh- borhood has one of the highest subsidence rates locally. Since measuring began there in 2015, it has experienced 8.7 total centimeters of displacement. In Faireld Village South, the subsidence rate was only 0.59 centimeters per year, but the area saw 15 total centimeters of displacement since 2011. The 77433 ZIP code in the western portion of Cypress contains locations with the highest and lowest annual subsidence rates over the past four years. This area has also seen the largest population increase among subsidence hot spots in Cy-Fair since 2018 with 29,954 new residents in that time, 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.
Ault Elementary School 0 8.7 cm since 2015 Kirk Elementary School 0 9.4 cm since 2015
0 1.1 cm
0 36.42%
0 1.09 cm
0 4.89%
Cypress Falls High School 0 12.5 cm since 2015
0 1.08 cm
0 2.74%
Jarvis Road and Barker Cypress Road 0 34.4 cm since 2000 0 0.74 cm FM 529 and Barker Cypress Road 0 20.1 cm since 2007 0 0.62 cm Faireld Village South neighborhood 0 15 cm since 2011 0 0.59 cm
0 8.6%
0 36.42%
0 36.42%
Jersey Village High School 0 7.9 cm since 2015
0 0.74 cm
0 4.46%
SOURCE: HARRISGALVESTON SUBSIDENCE DISTRICTCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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