aquifers

Heavy water year lets wildlife thrive on Kern Water Bank grounds

The goal is to be able to preserve and store water during wet years for use during years of drought.…

1 year ago

Farmers Recharged Groundwater by Catching Atmospheric Rivers

Photo: Standing water in a blooming almond orchard cause by excessive rain near Manteca, California. After years of drought and…

2 years ago

Study confirms nitrate can release uranium into groundwater

New research finds that nitrate ... can help transport uranium to groundwater — when the nitrate levels exceed the regulatory…

2 years ago

Pathbreaking Groundwater Research by Center for Law, Energy & the Environment Team Goes National

Photo: California and other states where water is scarce have long tapped more groundwater — particularly for agriculture — than…

2 years ago

California Water Agencies Hoped A Deluge Would Recharge Their Aquifers. But When It Came, Some Couldn’t Use It

WESTERN WATER IN-DEPTH: January storms jump-started recharge projects in badly overdrafted San Joaquin Valley, but hurdles with state permits and…

2 years ago