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FWIW, there's an infamous photo showing how the Central Valley has literally sunk over the years from over-use of the aquifer. https://ca.water.usgs.gov/projec
by carapace 6y ago
FWIW, there's an infamous photo showing how the Central Valley has literally sunk over the years from over-use of the aquifer.
https://ca.water.usgs.gov/projects/central-valley/images/subsidencePole.jpg https://ca.water.usgs.gov/projects/central-valley/images/sub...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Valley_land_subsidence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Valley_land_subsidence
- jeffbee 6y agoJust note, for those not familiar with the territory, that the San Joaquin valley and the Sacramento Valley, although often combined as "Central Valley", are two very different hydrological systems.