Stanford University: Groundwater Pumping Drives Rapid Sinking in California
November 20, 2024
November 20, 2024
STANFORD, California, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release:
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A new study from Stanford researchers shows central California's vast San Joaquin Valley has sunk at a record pace since 2006. Strategic recharging of aquifers could help slow or stop the sinking.
In brief
* Overpumping groundwater has caused land in parts of the San Joaquin Valley to sink by over one foot per year in many years since 2006.
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A new study from Stanford researchers shows central California's vast San Joaquin Valley has sunk at a record pace since 2006. Strategic recharging of aquifers could help slow or stop the sinking.
In brief
* Overpumping groundwater has caused land in parts of the San Joaquin Valley to sink by over one foot per year in many years since 2006.