Update on Impact of Subsidence on Flooding in Harris and Fort Bend Counties, Texas - 2018

Hydrogeology, Geology, & Environmental Issues / Field Methods & Procedures

Michael Turco, General Manager, Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, Fort Bend Subsidence District presents at the “Flooding in Southeast Texas: the Science Behind the Floods Conference” on Day 2- June 7, 2018- Location: University of Houston Downtown Campus. This was an educational conference bringing together stakeholders, including business, scientists, citizen coalitions, and government agencies to exchange current knowledge and ideas for the future.

For detailed information beyond that presented in the above video, see the U.S. Geological Survey website on regional investigations:
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/tx-water/science/texas-gulf-coast-groundwater-and-land-subsidence-program?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects

The Harris-Galveston Subsidence District website: https://hgsubsidence.org/

The Fort Bend County Subsidence District website: https://fortbendsubsidence.org/ (more)

Also see Independent Review:
"Growth Faulting and Subsidence in the Houston, Texas Area:
A Guide to the Origins, Relationships, Hazards, Potential Impacts, and Methods of Investigation"

 https://i2mconsultants.com/downloads/ela-iet/HouFaultGuideDecember2014.pdf 

Overall Impact by Harvey Flood Event: 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2017/09/05/we-looked-into-the-effects-of-hurricane-harvey-and-heres-what-we-found/#489e360b76f1