Science Sunday - What is “Managed Recharge?” How to Improve our Groundwater Supply and Quality - Livestream

“Managed recharge” is an increasingly popular strategy among water managers to replenish underground aquifers and increase the amount of water stored underground. The stored water may be available for use in dry years when surface water supplies (like rivers and lakes) may be low. If done correctly, it also offers opportunities to improve groundwater quality. For managed recharge to be successful, managers must consider the nature of water sources, available space in aquifers, the composition of soils, and processes that can reduce contamination during infiltration.

Join Andy to understand why California must boost its groundwater resources, and see the results from recent field, laboratory, and modeling studies that show how and where improvements can be achieved. This work is being done as part of a novel program to incentivize resource enhancement through net metering of groundwater pumping.

Speaker: Andrew Fisher, UC Santa Cruz