Water-level altitudes 2017 and water-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper Aquifers and compaction 1973–2016 in the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers, Houston-Galveston region, Texas

Kasmarek, Mark C.; Ramage, Jason K.

doi:10.3133/sir20175080

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“…This section describes the methods used to (1) collect and process groundwater-level data used in this report, (2) determine groundwater-level altitudes, and (3) depict longterm groundwater-level changes in the study area. These methods are similar to those described in previous reports by Gabrysch (1979), Kasmarek and Houston (2007), and Kasmarek and Ramage (2017).…”

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confidence: 74%

“…In comparison to groundwater-levelaltitude maps in the 2001 (Coplin, 2001) and 2004 (Kasmarek and Lanning-Rush, 2004) reports, the 2007 groundwaterlevel-altitude map (Kasmarek and Houston, 2007) was the most comprehensive for the Jasper aquifer in the study area prepared to date at that time. Since 2007, comprehensive maps for the Jasper aquifer have been included in the annual series of reports that depict groundwater-level altitudes and groundwater-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers in the Houston-Galveston region (Kasmarek and Houston, 2008;Kasmarek and others, 2010Kasmarek and others, , 2011Kasmarek and others, , 2012Kasmarek and others, , 2013Kasmarek and others, , 2014Kasmarek and others, , 2015Kasmarek and others, , 2016Johnson and others, 2011;Kasmarek and Ramage, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The USGS also first published a water-levelaltitude map in 2001 of the Jasper aquifer in the Houston-Galveston region (Coplin, 2001). Additional information on the history of groundwater-level-altitude monitoring and of the USGS reports published to document groundwaterlevel altitudes and changes in groundwater-level altitudes in the Houston-Galveston region is provided in Kasmarek and Ramage (2017).…”

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Status of groundwater-level altitudes and long-term groundwater-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 2019

Braun¹,

Ramage²,

Shah³

2019

Scientific Investigations Report

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Since the early 1900s, most of the groundwater withdrawals in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas, have been from the three primary aquifers that compose the Gulf Coast aquifer system-the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers. Withdrawals from these aquifers are used for municipal supply, commercial and industrial use, and irrigation. This report, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, City of Houston, Fort Bend Subsidence District, Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, and Brazoria County Groundwater Conservation District, is one in an annual series of reports depicting the status of groundwaterlevel altitudes and long-term groundwater-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers in the Houston-Galveston region. This report contains regional-scale maps depicting approximate 2019 groundwater-level altitudes (represented by measurements made during December 2018 through March 2019) and long-term groundwater-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers. In 2019, groundwater-level-altitude contours for the Chicot aquifer ranged from 200 feet (ft) below the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (hereinafter referred to as "datum") to 200 ft above datum. The 1977-2019 groundwater-level-change contours for the Chicot aquifer depict a large area of decline in groundwater-level altitudes (100 ft) in northwestern Harris County. The largest rise in groundwater-level altitudes in the Chicot aquifer from 1977 to 2019 (200 ft) was in southeastern Harris County. In 2019, groundwater-level-altitude contours for the Evangeline aquifer ranged from 300 ft below datum to 200 ft above datum. The 1977-2019 groundwater-levelchange contours for the Evangeline aquifer depict broad areas where groundwater-level altitudes either declined or rose. The largest decline in groundwater-level altitudes (280 ft) was in southern Montgomery and northern Harris Counties. The largest rise in groundwater-level altitudes in the Evangeline aquifer from 1977 to 2019 (240 ft) was in southeastern Harris County. In 2019, groundwater-level-altitude contours for the Jasper aquifer ranged from 200 ft below datum to 250 ft above datum. The 2000-19 groundwater-level-change contours for the Jasper aquifer depict groundwater-level declines throughout most of the study area where groundwater-level-altitude data from the Jasper aquifer were collected, with the largest decline (200 ft) in southern Montgomery County.

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Status of groundwater-level altitudes and long-term groundwater-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 2019

Braun¹,

Ramage²,

Shah³

2019

Scientific Investigations Report

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“…The regional reference frame firstly provided a platform to integrate long-history GPS datasets collected by number of agencies in various areas with different equipment into a uniform reference frame. The initial reference frame was updated in 2015 by adding approximately two more years of observations from 10 reference stations (Wang et al, 2015). A recent update was completed in 2016 with over 7 years of continuous observations from 15 reference stations (Kearns et al, 2019), which was designated as Houston16.…”

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“…The Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers are the major aquifers underlying the Greater Houston region. Land subsidence in this region is primarily caused by the compaction of clay lenses in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers throughout the region and the Jasper aquifer in the northern part of the region due to groundwater withdrawal (e.g., Kearns et al, 2015;Turco et al, 2015;Kasmarek and Ramage, 2017;Qu et al, 2019). Ground deformation associated with subsidence and faulting has caused widespread damage to residential, commercial, industrial buildings, and public infrastructure since the 1950s.…”

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GPS geodetic infrastructure for subsidence and fault monitoring in Houston, Texas, USA

Agudelo

Wang

et al. 2020

Proc. IAHS

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Houston, Texas, is one of the earliest urban areas to employ Global Positioning System (GPS) technology for land subsidence and fault monitoring. As of 2020, the University of Houston and the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District have integrated over 230 permanent GPS stations into their routine GPS data processing for regional subsidence and fault monitoring. This article summarizes the GPS geodetic infrastructure in the Greater Houston region. The infrastructure is comprised of two components: a dense GPS network (HoustonNet) and a stable regional reference frame (Houston20). Houston20 is realized by 25 long-history ( > 8 years) continuous GPS stations located outside the subsiding area and is aligned in origin and scale with the International GNSS Reference Frame 2014 (IGS14). The stability of the regional reference frame is below 1 mm yr −1 in all three directions. GPS-derived ground deformation rates (2010-2019) within the Greater Houston region are also presented in this article.

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Addressing Subsidence in Bangkok, Thailand and Houston, Texas: Scientific Comparisons and Data-Driven Groundwater Policies for Coastal Land-Surface Subsidence

Fuangswasdi¹,

Worakijthamrong²,

Shah

2018

IAEG/AEG Annual Meeting Proceedings, San Francisco, California, 2018 - Volume 5

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Water-level altitudes 2017 and water-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper Aquifers and compaction 1973–2016 in the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers, Houston-Galveston region, Texas

Cited by 12 publications

References 19 publications

Status of groundwater-level altitudes and long-term groundwater-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 2019

Status of groundwater-level altitudes and long-term groundwater-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 2019

GPS geodetic infrastructure for subsidence and fault monitoring in Houston, Texas, USA

Addressing Subsidence in Bangkok, Thailand and Houston, Texas: Scientific Comparisons and Data-Driven Groundwater Policies for Coastal Land-Surface Subsidence

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