Parched Central Valley Farms Depend on Sierras for Groundwater
July 26, 2024
July 26, 2024
RIVERSIDE, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
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Mountain recharge powers growers' hidden reservoirs
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New research shows that California's Central Valley, known as America's breadbasket, gets as much as half of its groundwater from the Sierra Nevadas. This is significant for a farming region that, in some parts, relies almost entirely on groundwater for irrigation.
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Mountain recharge powers growers' hidden reservoirs
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New research shows that California's Central Valley, known as America's breadbasket, gets as much as half of its groundwater from the Sierra Nevadas. This is significant for a farming region that, in some parts, relies almost entirely on groundwater for irrigation.