Seawater Contamination Threatening Ground water
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Saltwater Intrusion - a Growing Threat to California's GroundwaterNow
A new report released bythe Groundwater Voices Coalitionshows some Central Coast water supplies could be rendered useless if current conditions persist.
California's groundwater levels have been dropping for years but the recent drought has escalated the issue, and now seawater contamination is a growing threat to our supply on the Central Coast.
Kate Williams from the California Water Foundation says it's normal to rely on groundwater during dry years, but this drought has caused people to rely solely on it, leading to things like over-pumping.
According to the report, the Central Coast uses groundwater for more than 80 percent of its water supplies, making it the most basin-reliant region in the State. Forty percent of those basins are considered "high" or "medium" priority as they relate to groundwater demand.
Anthony Saracino, an author of the report, says because the region's economy relies heavily on agriculture, seawater intrusion could have lasting effects.
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