California will spend about $300 million to prepare a vast groundwater and farming infrastructure system for the growing impacts of climate change.
California Department of Water Resources announced Tuesday that it has awarded $187 million to 32 groundwater sub-basins, which store water for future use that mainly flows from valuable snowmelt, through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program.
Hopes of a big drought busting year in California are starting to look grim after what felt like a great start to the rainy season.
January delivered little, if any, rain and snow and now February is off to an equally dry start. The winter whiplash continues to challenge water managers and with climate trends showing more of this boom or bust pattern, the state is rethinking its water supply system.
Now the state wants to head underground to explore what could be its biggest water storage potential.
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