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New high-tech maps developed by Stanford could fast track groundwater recharge: Here's how it works
The goal is to rapidly expand the areas where we store water -- not by building reservoirs, but by returning millions of ...
Farmers, wineries to vote on water use fees for Paso Robles basin. Here’s how
From farmers to winemakers, commercial irrigators pumping from the Paso Robles Area Groundwater Basin may soon need to pay ...
New study shows huge groundwater losses along Colorado River
As the amount of water in the Colorado River shrinks, more farms and cities are turning to groundwater, which is less ...
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Rubicon Trailhead in North Lake Tahoe to Undergo Expansion; County Introduces Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map; More
The Rubicon Trail is a highly valued off-highway vehicle recreational trail that passes through both El Dorado and Placer ...
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The Colorado River Basin Has Lost Enough Groundwater Alone To Fill Lake Mead
“The Colorado River Basin is losing groundwater at an alarming rate,” Karem Abdelmohsen, a postdoctoral researcher at Arizona ...
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Groundwater in the Colorado River Basin is being depleted. What that means for the Coachella Valley
New research is showing that groundwater from the Colorado River Basin, or CRB, is depleting more quickly than most first ...
The Colorado River Basin has lost as much groundwater as the entire volume of Lake Mead
Deep below the surface of the ground in one of the driest parts of the country, there is a looming problem: The water is ...
Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin
New research based on satellite data shows the depletion of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin far exceeds losses from the river’s reservoirs. Scientists say overpumping is leading to alarmingly ...
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Colorado River Basin Aquifers Are Declining Even More Steeply Than the River, New Research Shows
Overuse and climate change are rapidly depleting groundwater throughout the region, but aquifers are not part of the ...
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The Colorado River Basin has lost as much groundwater as the entire volume of Lake Mead
The amount of groundwater that has been pumped out of the Colorado River Basin since 2003 is enough ... in the agriculture-heavy Central Valley in California. Porter said the results illuminate ...