California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed an executive order to hasten projects that use rainwater to recharge aquifer
Daniel Ogas and Karina Romero Cronkite News After watching billions of gallons of rainwater wash away into the Pacific, California is taking advantage of extreme weather with a new approach: Let it settle back into the earth for use another day.
It also could help reduce Southern California’s dependence on importing water from other parts of the state and the Colorado River, in which Arizona, California and other Western states are vying for the biggest possible states of a depleted flow. Saving as much of that water as possible for reuse later, along with continuing conservation, is considered critical.
Groundwater recharge efforts occur at a much slower rate than surface water runoff, the groundwater management office reports. It will take years of recharging to replenish the impacts of the drought. The replenished supplies in the state include the snowpack, which was at 223% of normal this week and could help provide water late into the year as it melts. The additional water running through California could buy time for the state to help solve its water issues. It’s yet to be seen how it affects distribution from the Colorado River.
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