Deepen Your Knowledge of Groundwater During Upcoming April Workshop, Tours
Water 101 Workshop & optional Groundwater Tour offers deep dive into key water supply; Central Valley Tour includes SGMA impacts
This week’s National Groundwater
Awareness Week is a reminder of just how important groundwater is
for nearly 85 percent of California’s residents who depend on it
for some portion of their supply. In all, groundwater quenches
some 40 percent of the state’s freshwater needs — even more in a
drought year like we’re having now. You can deepen your
knowledge of this critical water source by attending our Water
101 Workshop & Groundwater Tour and our Central Valley Tour, all in
April.
Can’t wait until April to learn more about groundwater? Then check out our Groundwater Map and Layperson’s Guide to Groundwater. We have more details below.
Water 101 Workshop & Groundwater Tour: April 7 & 8
Our annual one-day Water 101
Workshop on April 8 includes a special session devoted to
groundwater, and you can also join the optional
one-day groundwater tour the day before.
The special groundwater session will be taught by Thomas Harter, Chair of Water Management and Policy in the Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources at the University of California, Davis.
With California using more groundwater than any other state, participants will learn the fundamentals of groundwater and how it all affects efforts to comply with the state’s 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
Besides the groundwater session, the workshop will also cover the development of water rights in California and how water is managed in the state, among other hot topics. Learn more and find out how to register for our Water 101 Workshop.
At the same link, you can also register to join us for an optional groundwater tour on April 7, the day before the workshop. The tour will travel to farms, cities and facilities in the Sacramento region where attendees will learn firsthand about groundwater management and have a chance to talk to organizations working to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
Central Valley Tour: April 20-22
Groundwater is also a key topic
throughout our Central Valley Tour April 20-22 where we explore
water supply challenges in the San Joaquin Valley, one of the
nation’s most productive agricultural regions thanks to an
imported supply of surface water and local groundwater.
You’ll hear directly from farmers, water managers, disadvantaged community experts and others while getting a firsthand look at groundwater issues such as subsidence, groundwater recharge, groundwater quality and requirements under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Register here!
Groundwater Map & Guide
Our handy 28-page Layperson’s
Guide to Groundwater and our poster-sized
California
Groundwater Map can help you build your
knowledge of groundwater. The Guide is an in-depth,
easy-to-understand publication that provides background and
perspective on groundwater and includes background information on
the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. The map illustrates
the value and use of groundwater in California, the main types of
aquifers, and the connection between groundwater and surface
water. You can buy both at a discount with our Groundwater Education
Bundle.