Fast-growing suburbs in the Houston area are sinking at 'significant rates,' primarily...
Mark Meinrath talks about how land around his home has subsided, exposing much of his home’s slab, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at his home in The Woodlands. He said he had to lift his home to keep it level as the land under part of it subsided up to half an inch per year, until Montgomery County water officials switched to using surface water. He also said he had to construct an extra step to his front door, which he is sitting on, because the sidewalk dropped away.
If the ground pumping continues, Khan writes, faults in The Woodlands and Katy and will likely become reactivated and increase in activity over time, he said. Subsidence left unchecked could threaten the foundation of homes and leave the area at a greater risk of flooding.Homes in The Woodlands could sink by more than a foot over decades under new groundwater guidelines
Subsidence is sinking of the ground because of underground material movement, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is most often caused by the removal of water, oil, natural gas or mineral resources out of the ground by pumping, fracking or mining activities."
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