tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post3537590428926152016..comments2024-03-17T18:37:36.377-07:00Comments on Geotripper: Liveblogging the Deluge: Meanwhile, Back at the Local Dam...Don Pedro Reservoir TodayGarry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-41090481685078164142017-02-12T10:25:57.494-08:002017-02-12T10:25:57.494-08:00I see the recharge basins adjacent to the santa an...I see the recharge basins adjacent to the santa ana river and am thankful for them. I can't believe the land hasn't been sold for development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-37981601072577287742017-02-11T21:27:52.511-08:002017-02-11T21:27:52.511-08:00It certainly helps but mostly in the immediate vic...It certainly helps but mostly in the immediate vicinity of the rivers themselves. Farmers like to claim that flood irrigation rebuilds the water table, but I am somewhat skeptical that they would pay extra for water that would just go to "waste" underground. There needs to be an effort to pump excess water directly into the aquifers, kind of reversing the pumps. Southern California does have its share of concrete channels, but in places they do well with recharge basins that slow down floodwaters and allow them to sink underground. I mostly remember the ones below San Antonio Creek and the San Gabriel River. Also around La Canada.Garry Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-80453149210088624432017-02-11T21:11:27.919-08:002017-02-11T21:11:27.919-08:00Garry, thanks for your continuing comments on this...Garry, thanks for your continuing comments on this unusually wet year. With dams releasing water continually, what is the effect on groundwater recharge? I'm from concrete covered Socal but it seems all the runoff in the Great Valley will disperse broadly and sink in as groundwater. No?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com