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A Bonneville County couple claims a nearby aquifer recharge project has damaged their home and significantly decreased its value.
A study examining the benefits and drawbacks of building groundwater recharge basins near rural communities is underway in Merced, Madera, Tulare and Fresno counties. The two-year study is a ...
Members of the Progressive Irrigation District and stakeholders of the Eastern Snake Aquifer held a ribbon cutting Tuesday morning to officially open the Southfork Aquifer Recharge Basin.
The trees have been removed but still need to be chipped and hauled. Then the land will be available for conversion into a recharge basin, which is the end goal, said Campbell. In early 2020, DWR ...
Tuesday, September 17th the Progressive Irrigation District opened the new South-Fork Aquifer Recharge Basin.
A drone photo of water diverted onto a newly constructed groundwater recharge basin at Mountain View and Temperance near Selma in Fresno County, California. Photo taken May 13, 2024.
He used earth excavated from the canals to enclose several active farmfields, forming 350 acres of recharge basins.
Part of the 17% increase in recharge volume was due to the utilization of more recharge basins, a well-established groundwater replenishment strategy in the Valley.
Recharge basins can be managed to encourage a high recharge rate by scraping the bottom of basins, and by spending money on various kinds of infrastructure to keep water in a particular place ...
Kings County farmer Brad Johns says he is negotiating with the contractor for high-speed rail to buy 320 acres of his farmland next to the Kings River for a 20 feet deep recharge basin that would ...
Part of the 17% increase in recharge volume was due to the utilization of more recharge basins, a well-established groundwater replenishment strategy in the Valley.
This can make recharge of depleted basins almost hopelessly slow. Room to recharge As for space to store more water, there is plenty.