Any Houstonian who’s ever stalled out in a rush-hour gully washer, swatted mosquitoes on a humid summer afternoon or hauled soggy carpet to the curb after a neighborhood flash flood will be forgiven for thinking the supply of water is one thing they needn’t worry about. In 1939, government scientists reassured residents the local water table should be fine even if average pumpage should reach 50 million gallons daily. […]

Source: Water project promises relief before Houston becomes parched – Houston Chronicle