Despite the couple's fears, studies by the IWRB have found that areas like the 5.6-acre recharge basin are some of the only areas in eastern Idaho where recharge basins are effective due to ...

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 ...

Recharge itself can be a painfully slow process — often just inches per day. As a result, even exceptionally wet years like 2017 and 2023 only briefly paused depletion of drinking water wells.

The recharge basin will recharge 240 acre-feet of water into the aquifer each day, which will take around two years to return to the river. The project lasted around a year, and the ground was ...

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.

The Savory Groundwater Recharge Basin at Chestnut and Lincoln is already storing water. The 30-acre plot is strategically located next to the Fresno Irrigation District's Oleander Canal, ...

Tuesday, September 17th the Progressive Irrigation District opened the new South-Fork Aquifer Recharge Basin. "We all rely on the aquifer, for drinking water and for irrigation purposes," Chairman ...

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 ...

Westlands has been focused on boosting recharge plans since its longtime leader was ousted in 2022. In 2023 the district recharged nearly 400,000 acre feet, a new record, said Campbell.

This is our dedicated recharge basin for the groundwater replenishment system, the recycled sewage water, highly purified. HUANG: The water is so clear, it looks tropical.

The San Joaquin Valley recently received some good news about its groundwater: We are replenishing more of it whenever we have the chance. Comparing two recent wet years — 2017 to 2023 — the ...

The Pima Mine Road Recharge Project, which has five basins, is 15 miles south of Tucson. Rosemont Copper won approval to store 1,124 acre-feet of water annually for 10 years at the facility.