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Construction is underway to raise the levee protecting the city of Corcoran. But it’s not the first time the embankment has needed to be raised.
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Looking at water levels near Hanford in Kings County, researchers determined land will continue sinking for centuries unless groundwater is replenished in those areas.
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The Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency covers eastern Fresno County and a chunk of northern Tulare County. Its board of directors approved a letter disavowing ag's responsibility to raise groundwater levels enough to protect all domestic wells.
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The first phase involves replacing 10 miles of concrete canal lining to repair damage caused by land subsidence.
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Sinking land has become a sticking point as local agencies seek to advance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
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The Kings County city of Corcoran is slowly but steadily sinking, as much as 11½ feet in some places over the last 14 years. Lois Henry, a journalist with…
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The Friant-Kern Canal, which delivers water to farms and communities on the east side of the Valley, is literally sinking in some areas due to groundwater…
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A section of the the Friant-Kern Canal in Tulare County is sinking so much that it's lost about 60 percent of its flow.Doug DeFlitch with the Friant Water…
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A new map released by NASA earlier this year shows that large portions of California are sinking. The worst of it is in the San Joaquin Valley. One of the…
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California’s prolonged drought is once again causing the valley in sink. Groundwater pumping to keep water flowing and plants growing is resulting in the…