Groundwater budget

BAKERSFIELD, CA - When surface water deliveries to the Central Valley are cut to protect the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta's ecosystem,there is a direct impact on our groundwater.Many growers are surviving this drought by relying almost exclusively on water pumped from the ground to irrigate their crops.
But California's groundwater bank account is severely depleted and deep in the red. Counties blessed with good groundwater are now trying to comply with a state mandate to better manage groundwa