Groundwater

Updated 2003. The 20-page Layperson’s Guide to Groundwater is an in-depth, easy-to-understand publication which provides background and perspective on groundwater. The guide explains what groundwater is -- not an underground network of rivers and lakes! -- and the history of its use in California. The issues of overdraft; groundwater contamination, clean-up and Superfund sites; adjudicated basins; conjunctive use, water transfers and water banking; management and pollution prevention; water quality and groundwater law are discussed. Order in bulk (10 or more copies of the same guide) for a reduced fee. Contact the Foundation, 916-444-6240, for details.