What is the Subsidence District doing to stop subsidence?
The District developed its first Regulatory Plan in 1990 to address issues with localized flooding. There have been three different Regulatory Plans developed throughout [...]
How can subsidence be stopped?
Very simply put, subsidence will be stopped when we quit pumping too much groundwater....
What harm is there in subsidence?
In the low elevation areas, generally nearest to the coast, as much as 13 feet of subsidence has been measured from 1906 to current [...]
What is subsidence?
Land subsidence is sinking of the land surface. The elevation of the land surface is lowered by compressing the many layers of clay beneath the land surface.