California uses innovation to improve groundwater storage

This is the kind of reporting I would like to see everyday. Thank you

That was one of the most interesting news stories I’ve seen in a long time

As a landscaper, whenever we get jobs where we have to divert water from the gutter from the house and away from the foundation, we try to keep that water on the property instead of making it flow into the street. We would make “dry creek beds” or depressions in the landscape where water can percolate into the soil rather than run off and be wasted into the storm drains. Every little bit helps!

I’ve always wondered why we’ve only focused on reservoirs rather than replenishing our aquifers. This is a no-brainer! Thanks for your reporting!

Richard: terrific reporting from a source I wouldn’t usually look at. Loved the “drop in the bucket” line.

When I converted my California front lawn to plants that don't need irrigation, I added a swale to hold rain water from my and my neighbor's roofs and slowly percolate into the ground. A rough calculation of roof area and the inches of rain my city receives indicates that I'm recharging 2x the amount I use. Note that I only use about 10 gallons a day.

What I find fascinating are the low tech methods of permaculture being used to build the Great Green Wall in Africa and many other examples around the world to store water in ground. Slowing down the runoff, allowing the ground and plant life time to absorb the water is not only storage, it also makes forests resistant to wildfires. In Arizona there are stones zig zagging creeks and streams called check dams to slow the water. Beavers can also be valuable partners in creating water storage and fire resistant wetlands.

The best news I have head in a very long time and I’m from Connecticut where you don’t have a water problem. We still must conserve water the best we can.

Great news from California....with support from Ohio.

LA county has been doing this for decades. Hard to imagine the rest of the state hasn't

All California Cities & Counties should learn from ORANGE COUNTY! They pioneer under ground storage & have been able to store huge amount of water for the use of county & preventing water shortage during drought season!

💐 This water conservation is intelligent conduct and has positive impacts on the California environment and future water resources for thousands of people of California, this is good thinking ! Thank you for not wasting highly valuable water resources ! Thanks again 😊

My compliments to Richard Sharp for an important and informative news segment. I learned quite a bit about ground water recharge in California... that illustration with the bucket and the trash bins was inspired. Also I didn't know about that helicopter borne soil permeability radar... cool! .

What an interesting story and it is great to see that there are smart, creative individuals working for the people of California. It is amazing the solutions we can have for serious problems when we use scientific tools, research and engineering to address issues.

Well placed swales on slopes and in basins depending on the porosity of the soils are simple and effective.

It's about time. I'm glad to see this

This is great! This is the future of smart water management.

Thank you for reporting with clarity😊.

I wish them well with this! It’s needed 🙏🏾🙏🏾

Very informative and timely! Keep up the good work!