Effects of Groundwater Depletion Save Palo Altos Groundwater
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Effects of Groundwater Depletion Save Palo Alto’s Groundwater May 2, 2016
California’s Groundwater Depletion 2011 - 2013 Climate Progress October 31, 2014
§ Groundwater Depletion Contributes to Sea Level Rise 10 News Tampa Bay, Sarasota December 20, 2015
§ Groundwater Depletion Can Trigger Earthquakes Climate Progress May 15, 2014
§ Groundwater Depletion Threatens Our Food Supplies Climate Progress October 31, 2014
§ Groundwater Depletion Cause Subsidence The Watchers August 11, 2014
§ Groundwater Depletion Can Lead to Loss In Water Storage Capacity of Aquifers Live Science August 21, 2015
• Groundwater Depletion Leads to Infrastructure Damage “With less underground water to buoy it, the land surface is sinking as much as a foot a year in spots, causing roads to buckle and bridges to crack. ” NY Times, April 5, 2015
Other Possible Consequences of Groundwater Depletion Salt Water Intrusion Water Quality Degradation Possible Migration of Toxins Harm to Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems, Rivers, Lakes, etc. § Pumping is Energy-Intensive Leading to Increase in Green House Gases § § § The Hidden Costs of Groundwater Overdraft (Stanford), 2014
• “California, so far ahead of the country on other environmental issues, became the last state [2014] in the arid West to move toward serious limits on the use of its groundwater. ” The NY Times 4/6/2015 • Will the same be said of Palo Alto?