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California's Drying Reservoir Threatens Valley Agriculture
The USGS report on groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley warns that even with surface water, deep groundwater withdrawals deplete supplies. Kern County and the west side face severe deficits, while recharge from Friant Kern Canal and irrigation seepage influence levels. Three groundwater layers exist, raising risk of pumping saline water from deeper strata.
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Stockton
Wheeler Ridge
Kern County
West Side
California
U. S. Geologic Survey
San Joaquin Valley
USGS
Lake Isabella
Kern River
Bakersfield
San Joaquin
Stanislaus
Merced Counties
Lindsay
McFarland
Tulare
Kings
Geologic Survey
Friant-Kern Canal
Kern
San Joaquin River
San Francisco Bay
Buena Vista