Progress in controlling subsidence in the Houston area

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dc.contributor.authorNeighbors RJen_US
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dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:16:17Z
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dc.date.issued1985en_US
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dc.description429-436en_US
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dc.description.abstractThe withdrawal of large quantities of groundwater in Harris and Galveston counties of Texas has resulted in a critical subsidence problem, especially in the low lying areas along the coast. Concern about loss of elevation, measured in excess of 9. 8 feet (3. 0 m) along the Houston Ship Channel, led to the creation of the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District in 1975. Regulation of groundwater withdrawal by the District and surface water conversion in these two counties have effected a 16% decrease in groundwater pumpage during the past nine years. Considerable progress has been achieved in the coastal area where subsidence posed the greatest threat for property damage and loss. The Subsidence District is currently developing a new District Plan outlining regulatory strategies to control subsidence throughout the two countiesen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23329
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dc.notesCompilation and indexing terms, Copyright 2004 Elsevier Engineering Information, Incen_US
dc.placeSan Antonio, TX, USAen_US
dc.publisherASCE, New York, NY, USAen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries50928.00en_US
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dc.subjectAQUIFERSen_US
dc.subjectGroundwateren_US
dc.subjectSUBSIDENCEen_US
dc.subjectSUBSIDENCE -- Controlen_US
dc.subjectTexasen_US
dc.subjectWateren_US
dc.subjectWATER - Conservationen_US
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES - Groundwateren_US
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLYen_US
dc.titleProgress in controlling subsidence in the Houston areaen_US
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