The groundwater that is the lifeblood of many Central Valley farms is imperiled if farmers continue to use it at current levels, according to new research. A recently released study warns that the current depletion rate of the Central Valley aquifer – the large store of underground water the region’s farmers use for irrigation – is unsustainable, and will continue to be so despite the surety that wet years will eventually follow dry ones.
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Outlet: The Sacramento Bee
July 23, 2012