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SoCal Water Managers Want to Know Who – Exactly – is Sinking the California Aqueduct

/in , , /by /San Joaquin Valley Waterby Lois Henry

A state report released in December pinned blame for sinking along the California Aqueduct on excessive nearby groundwater pumping to irrigate vineyards and nut orchards.

That was a pretty pointed finger, but not pointed enough for some committee directors in the large and powerful Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

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How Over-Pumping of Underground Aquifers Can Cause Land to Sink

/in , , /by /Interesting Engineerinngby Trevor English

If you’re reading this, chances are you don’t really have to think about where your drinking water is coming from, how your food was grown, or what effects such processes have had on the environment. Specifically, in reference to our drinking water, around half of the US population gets their drinking water from either public or private wells.

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