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What is the Subsidence District doing to stop subsidence?

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What is the Subsidence District doing to stop subsidence?

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The District developed its first Regulatory Plan in 1976 to address the coastal areas. There have been 3 different Regulatory Plans developed throughout the years. The latest and current Regulatory Plan was adopted in 1999. The 1999 Regulatory Plan requires the coastal areas, Areas 1 and 2, (Map of Regulatory Areas) to continue with same groundwater reduction requirements without significant change. The 1999 Plan focuses mostly on the north and west part of Harris County Area 3. In general, permittees in Area 3, beginning in 2003 are required to submit groundwater reduction plans (GRP’s) that address how they will reduce their groundwater pumpage by 30% in 2010, 70% in 2020, and 80% in 2030. As the reductions occur in Area 3, along with the continued conversions in Areas 1 and 2, subsidence throughout the area should slow considerably and eventually stop. From 1995 to 2000 (Map of Subsidence 1995 to 2000), subsidence in the coastal areas was negligent, due to the conversion from ground

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