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Stories related to: groundwater pumping

Rob Jackson, Stanford University

Environment

"Water Windfall" Deep Beneath California's Central Valley

June 27, 2016 | Amy Quinton

A new study finds California’s Central Valley has three times more water beneath it than previously estimated.

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Environment

Water Supply A 'Concern' This Summer In California

June 16, 2016 | Ed Joyce

A lack of rain in May and June has wiped out that "drought-free" area of northwestern California and water supply could become a 'concern' later this summer.

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Amy Quinton / Capital Public Radio

Environment

California Releases Draft Regulations For Groundwater Management

February 18, 2016 | Amy Quinton

The California Department of Water Resources has released the first draft regulations to manage groundwater sustainably.

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Environment

Scientists Flood Almond Orchards To Restore Groundwater in California

January 20, 2016 | Amy Quinton

UC Davis scientists are flooding almond orchards this winter in an effort to restore depleted aquifers in the Central Valley.

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Ed Joyce / Capital Public Radio

Environment

'Tough Season' For California Wine Grape Growers Relying on Groundwater

January 22, 2015 | Ed Joyce

The fourth year of drought in California has some state wine grape growers that rely on groundwater 'concerned' about the upcoming season.

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City of Sacramento

City Plans To Update Water Wells

September 23, 2014 | Bob Moffitt

New motors, screens, and some casing repairs are in the works for eight of Sacramento's water wells. Some of the wells are more than 400-feet deep.

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Report: Groundwater Management Plans Need Improvement

July 10, 2014 | Amy Quinton

A new report finds groundwater management plans in California are outdated, lack important details, and need significant improvement.

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Max Pringle / CPRN

California Assembly Committee Passes Groundwater Rules Bill

June 24, 2014 | Max Pringle

Local California water agencies would be able to establish rules governing groundwater use for the first time under a bill that passed an Assembly committee Tuesday.

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / AP

Environment

Study: Sierra Nevada Mountains Rising Due To Groundwater Pumping

May 15, 2014 | Ky Plaskon

The Sierra Nevada mountains are getting higher, and they're are being pushed by human activity, according to an article published this week in the journal "Nature."

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