One solution to better prepare Houston for future flooding
catastrophe’s is something called a “siphon”.
The idea is proposed by a UH Civil Engineer and is being
considered by authorities in Houston and Harris County. The siphon is an upside down U-shaped tube that, when placed in two separate vessels, causes liquid to flow upward, into the higher one, thanks to pressure differences and the force of gravity. The proposal is
to turn the Katy Prairie Rice Fields into temporary holding tanks which could
hold thousands of gallons of water until the bayou system and watershed drains,
allowing them to handle more water. The proposal would not solve all of our
flooding problems in Houston but it would help the situation. This is an
interesting proposal that could possibly happen in Houston.
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