The ground is sinking fast in some of Houston’s suburban neighborhoods.
alongside some UH grad students, found that subsidence is happening at a significant rate.“One side of his house was dripping and the other side was staying in the same spot,” explains Laura Norton, President of Municipal Utility District 47. “The damage just continues.”and she has been advocating for homeowners for the last five years, showing people what fault lines can do to properties and communities.
“The Woodlands and Katy are growing so substantially because of affordability, access to great schools, entertainment and food,” explained Green. “They are great choices for new homeowners, especially ones with growing families.”According to Kahn, this increase in water usage is a huge contributing factor to subsidence or sinking land. The study also showed in addition to groundwater, oil and gas withdrawal were identified as the primary cause of the subsidence.
“Nobody would expect faults in Houston and we don’t know where the faults are until they appear. They are a bigger problem because faults can destroy buildings and destroy roads. After five or ten years the fault shows itself by cracking buildings cracking roads,” explained Khan. “Some of them are a few meters, some are several miles long.”
Khan explains that fault lines are just more vulnerable areas that with subsidence become even weaker, causing them to become active. Right now according to Khan and Norton, the Woodlands uses half surface water and half groundwater. Areas also experiencing increased subsidence like Katy, use mostly groundwater.
If you are buying a home that lives on a fault line, Green says realtors will usually disclose that information, if it is public knowledge. You can also check onBut as Khan said it’s common fault lines will stay dormant for years before they become active again. Norton advises home buyers to check theThere you can see what has happened to the home value over the years and determine if there are some concerning changes.
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