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I'm not sure how viable this is. Up to a certain point (probably around Merced), farmers already put enough water on their fields to recharge groundwater. Much

I'm not sure how viable this is. Up to a certain point (probably around Merced), farmers already put enough water on their fields to recharge groundwater. Much further south, is there even enough winter runoff to flood fields? I assumed the watersheds were all dammed up to capture this water for use in the summer.

Someone 5y ago
FTA: “Local water districts’ SGMA plans currently propose to fill about 40 percent of the hole with recharge. But an independent analysis from the PPIC found that recharge could fill only about 25 percent of the overdraft.” So, it seems it’s a good idea, but not a silver bullet. Water use will have to be more than halved, too.