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California Groundwater Under Scrutiny | Chico News
California’s groundwater agencies race against a January deadline to finalize five-year reviews of their water plans, relying on data from nearly 160 monitoring wells in Butte County alone—some logging daily, others quarterly—to track real-time usage and detect long-term declines. In the drought-battered Vina subbasin, water levels have stabilized after hitting historic lows, prompting the Vina GSA to deploy new strategies like recharge projects and precision irrigation, bolstered by fresh grant funding for expanded monitoring. Though agencies hold the power to restrict pumping, none in Butte…
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