Fresno district marches toward groundwater recharge goals
The Fresno Irrigation District is 47 acres closer to its goal of building 1,300 acres of recharge basins capable of sinking 200,000 acre feet of water during a wet years. It celebrated the completion of the 47-acre Kenneson and Sanchez basins on August 21. … Groundwater recharge has become vital as overpumped regions scramble to comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which mandates aquifers be brought into balance by 2040. Most of the San Joaquin Valley, including the Fresno region, has been deemed critically overdrafted by the state Department of Water Resources.
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