How subsidence could impact California’s water
Even after a surplus of water fell on the state this past winter, California continues to face problems brought on by the years of drought that plagued the state. Earlier this month, the California Department of Water Resources announced that there would be no restrictions in water allocation from the State Water Project for the first time since 2006 due to a tremendous increase in reservoir storage. … While reservoir storage can see tremendous gains in a single year, the same can’t be said for groundwater. Years of overpumping groundwater aquifers, particularly in the San Joaquin Valley, has caused the land to subside.