Three new groundwater wells are giving the city of Antelope more reliable access to drinking water and the flexibility to meet water needs in wet and dry years. The Sacramento Suburban Water District formally commissioned the three wells, known as “the triplets” on Monday. The three wells plus a fourth recently brought online can serve up to 33,500 homes in the Antelope area daily. This project is part of a decades-long larger effort to balance the Sacramento region’s use of groundwater and surface water. During dry years, the use of groundwater wells reduces the demand on surface water sources like Folsom Lake and the Lower American River.

Other groundwater news:

• Downey Brand: Legal alert: Second District Court of Appeal affirms judgment in California’s first comprehensive groundwater adjudication
• Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute: Water for Food podcast: Locally led strategies for protecting groundwater resources