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As California seeks to curb groundwater declines, farmers in one county fight back in court. Ian James. July 27, 2024 at 6:00 AM. A farm manager pauses while tending to young pistachio trees on a ...
Already, it is shrinking. Once 120,000 acres, roughly the size of Lake Tahoe, Tulare Lake had receded to 61,000 acres as of early August, Ferrier said.
During a normal year, 30% of the state's water supply comes from groundwater (underground water). In times of intense drought, groundwater consumption can rise to 60% or more. [5] Over 850,000,000 acre-feet (1,050 km 3) of water is stored in California's 450 known groundwater reservoirs. [5]
The Tachi Yokut Tribe is celebrating the return of California's Tulare Lake, saying water should remain to heal an ecosystem that was drained for agriculture.
Tulare Lake (/ tʊˈlɛəri / ⓘ) or Tache Lake (Yokuts: Pah-áh-su, Pah-áh-sē) is a freshwater lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States. Historically, Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. [ 2 ] For thousands of years, from the Paleolithic onward, Tulare Lake was a uniquely ...
The California Water Wars were a series of political conflicts between the city of Los Angeles and farmers and ranchers in the Owens Valley of Eastern California over water rights. As Los Angeles expanded during the late 19th century, it began outgrowing its water supply. Fred Eaton, mayor of Los Angeles, promoted a plan to take water from ...
A new water-supply plan released this month by Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out a series of actions aimed at preparing for an estimated 10% decrease in California’s water supply by 2040 as climate ...
The initial Water Plan (known as Bulletin 3) [6] was released in 1957 under the direction of DWR’s first director, Harvey Oren Banks (March 29, 1910 – September 22, 1996). A civil engineer, he was appointed State Engineer of California in 1955. A year later he was placed in charge of DWR. The Water Plan was intended for “the control ...