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Related: About this forumCalifornia may have a huge groundwater reserve that nobody knew about
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/06/27/deep-down-california-may-have-a-lot-more-water-than-scientists-thought/In a surprising new study, Stanford researchers have found that drought-ravaged California is sitting on top of a vast and previously unrecognized water resource, in the form of deep groundwater, residing at depths between 1,000 and nearly 10,000 feet below the surface of the states always thirsty Central Valley.
The resource amounts to 2,700 billion tons of freshwater, mostly less than about 3,250 feet deep, according to the paper published Monday in the influential Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And there is even more fresh or moderately salty water at more extreme depths than this that could potentially be retrieved and desalinized someday for drinking water, or for use in agriculture.
Theres a lot more fresh groundwater in California than people know, said Stanfords Rob Jackson, who conducted the research with the universitys Mary Kang, the studys lead author. Its like a savings account. We can spend it today, or save it for when we really need it .Theres definitely enough extra groundwater to make a difference for the drought and farmers....
And perhaps most troubling of all oil and gas companies, whose data provided the basis for the discovery, may already be despoiling some of this water with their activities, the research suggests.
The resource amounts to 2,700 billion tons of freshwater, mostly less than about 3,250 feet deep, according to the paper published Monday in the influential Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And there is even more fresh or moderately salty water at more extreme depths than this that could potentially be retrieved and desalinized someday for drinking water, or for use in agriculture.
Theres a lot more fresh groundwater in California than people know, said Stanfords Rob Jackson, who conducted the research with the universitys Mary Kang, the studys lead author. Its like a savings account. We can spend it today, or save it for when we really need it .Theres definitely enough extra groundwater to make a difference for the drought and farmers....
And perhaps most troubling of all oil and gas companies, whose data provided the basis for the discovery, may already be despoiling some of this water with their activities, the research suggests.
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California may have a huge groundwater reserve that nobody knew about (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jun 2016
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Orrex
(63,247 posts)1. Has Nestle claimed it yet?
Auggie
(31,221 posts)3. ^ Thread winner ^
Little Star
(17,055 posts)2. Wow! Nice!
Ford_Prefect
(7,927 posts)4. So much for conservation now, eh?
flamingdem
(39,333 posts)5. Ok, I"m going to take a long shower!