San Joaquin Valley aquifer level drops 400 feet since 1961

California's San Joaquin Valley has lost 60 million acre-feet of groundwater since 1961, according to a new federal study. That's enough water for 60 Folsom reservoirs.

This is among the findings in a massive study of groundwater in California's Central Valley by the U.S. Geological Survey. It helps shed light on the mysteries and dangers of California's groundwater consumption, which is mostly unregulated.

According to the study, groundwater pumping continues to cause the valley floor to sink, a problem known as subsidence. This threatens the stability of surface structures such as the California Aqueduct, which delivers drinking water to more than 20 million people.

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Sucking up all the available water like a sponge.

Glad we live in the mountains above the Valley, and our well water comes from the higher mountains above us. As long as there is a good snow pack over the winter, we're good.

Just a heads-up.
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Probably won't last though, I concede.

And yet, people are still scrabbling for every last drop of water on the coastline of 160 million cubic miles of ocean. Idiots.