Hundreds, and probably thousands, of households are in this situation, most of them in the southern part of the Central Valley, where aquifers are most depleted. Dan Charles / NPR / NPR.

Scientists have long recognized that the Sierras are a key water source for the Central Valley aquifer, but this new UC Riverside-led study is the first to quantify the groundwater contribution ...

The Sierra Nevada is rising. Drought-stricken farmers in the Central Valley are pumping more and more water from the valley's huge aquifer beneath them, and the drainage is triggering unexpected ...

"We must be better prepared next time the big floods come, and it is only a matter of time before they do come again." ...

Could feds and farmers join forces to put groundwater back in Central Valley aquifers? By Gillian Brassil. Updated March 06, 2023 7:32 AM.

Groundwater depletion threatens water sources of the American food system, and the Central Valley (CV) is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world and a keystone in the American ...

Excessive groundwater pumping has long been depleting aquifers in California’s Central Valley. Now, scientists say the depletion is accelerating. Dec. 22, 2022 ...

California's farmers, the country's biggest producers of fruits and vegetables, are facing a major shakeup. A new law limits their access to water from the state's depleted aquifers.

Many aquifers, geological structures that hold groundwater, are so depleted in the Central Valley that they are considered at an “all time low” or “much below normal,” according to ...

A new law limits their access to water from the state's depleted aquifers. New protections for California's aquifers are reshaping the state's Central Valley | WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR ...

California's farmers, the country's biggest producers of fruits and vegetables, are facing a major shakeup. A new law limits their access to water from the state's depleted aquifers.