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Articles | Volume 382
Articles | Volume 382
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-382-797-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-382-797-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 382
Pre-conference publication
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22 Apr 2020
Pre-conference publication |  | 22 Apr 2020

Groundwater Regulation and the Development of Alternative Source Waters to Prevent Subsidence, Houston Region, Texas, USA

Christina Petersen, Michael J. Turco, Alia Vinson, Joseph A. Turco, Alan Petrov, and Mark Evans

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The Houston, Texas, USA area has experienced over 3 m of subsidence due to the development of groundwater since 1906. In 1975, Texas created the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District to regulate groundwater use to prevent subsidence. Since that time areas have been converted to alternative source waters, and subsidence rates have been reduced. Conversion continues, with the largest water infrastructure project in the USA ongoing to reduce groundwater use and prevent additional subsidence.
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