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  2. A decade after signing of California groundwater law, major ...

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    The latest drought, from 2020 through 2022, set a record as California’s driest three-year period on record, and state data show more than 2,600 dry wells were reported during that time.

  3. After state regulators determined in 2022 that the Kern groundwater plans were inadequate, the 14 so-called groundwater sustainability agencies in the area began splitting and forming new local ...

  4. California cracks down on another Central Valley farm area ...

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    California has placed the Tule groundwater subbasin on probationary status, ... (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) ... Many well owners will be required to pay state fees starting in 2026, which ...

  5. Groundwater recharge in California - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] As a result, investment into groundwater recharge basins has been steadily increasing in recent years. Groundwater projects are planned to provide an increase of 500,000 acre-feet annually to the water supply. [5] With 2023 being an extreme wet year, California achieved a record-setting 8.7 million acre-feet of groundwater to aquifers. [6]

  6. Water in California - Wikipedia

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    Windmill used to pump water for irrigation, Compton, ca. 1900–1901 Groundwater is a critical element of the California water supply. During a normal year, 30% of the state's water supply comes from groundwater (underground water).

  7. Land is sinking as groundwater levels drop. New research ...

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  8. Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program

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    Approximately 85% of water used in California by farmers and residents today is from groundwater, with 6 million Californians relying solely on this resource. [2] The Central Valley is a big user of groundwater for agricultural purposes which supplies a large portion of food for not only California, but for the rest of the United States as well. [3]

  9. Despite California groundwater law, aquifers keep dropping in ...

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    California passed its landmark groundwater law in 2014. The goals of sustainable management remain a long way off. Despite California groundwater law, aquifers keep dropping in a 'race to the bottom'