About 1,900 wells have dried up in California
5/29/2015 7:24:16 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
California
Tulare County, CA
East Porterville, CA
Start Date: 5/17/2015
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Mark Cowin, director of the state Department of Water Resources, reported to a California Senate joint oversight hearing that roughly 1,900 wells have gone dry. Of the 4,500 or so monitored wells in the state, 40 percent have dropped more than 2 feet, more than 15 percent have fallen more than 10 feet and some wells plummeted more than 25 feet in central California. "Significant to severe" drops in groundwater were also seen in the Central Coast and Southern California.
Los Angeles Times, May 17, 2015
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