Speakers from the California Department of Water Resources, NASA/JPL, and the U.S. Geological Survey will be on tap at a free briefing Aug. 16 in Fresno, Land Subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley.

Land subsidence caused by groundwater pumping has been a problem for decades in the San Joaquin Valley, but an increased reliance on aquifers during the last decade has resulted in subsidence rates in excess of 1 foot per year in some parts of the region.

Attend this briefing to get an update on San Joaquin Valley Groundwater conditions, learn about the problems caused by land subsidence, and hear about the array of technologies available for subsidence measurement and monitoring, including information and technical support being provided by DWR.

Click here to view the draft agenda. Register here soon! The event is free but seating is limited.

The daylong event is cosponsored by DWR and the Water Education Foundation in cooperation with the Center for Irrigation Technology. It will be held at the Alice Peters Auditorium (PB 191) in the University Business Center at Fresno State.

Check-in and registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The program will run from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lunch is on your own.