Land Subsidence from Groundwater Use in California

James W. Borchers, Vicki Kretsinger Grabert, Michael Carpenter, Barbara Dalgish, Debra Cannon

California Water Foundation

Presents the following:

Subsidence processes especially as related to groundwater extraction
Locations of areas subsiding as a result of groundwater extraction in California
Methods used to measure the magnitude of land subsidence and ground-surface deformation, and
Recommendations related to sustainable groundwater management