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Groundwater Recharge Opportunities for the Bay Area
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| Web | link |
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| Start Date | 2010/09/01 |
| End Date | 2012/03/01 |
| Progress | planned |
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| Location Description | Bay Area |
This project would investigate groundwater recharge opportunities throughout the Bay Area, including potential sites where small, shallow passive detention basins could be used to:
- Attenuate flood peaks.
- Reduce runoff volumes.
- Recharge groundwater.
The project would incorporate outreach to landowners and provide opportunities to combine flood control, groundwater recharge, open space preservation (by protecting recharge areas from development), habitat enhancement (through creation of seasonal wetlands and improved base flow in creeks) and recreational opportunities.
Groundwater is an essential component of riparian and wetlands ecosystems, as the groundwater aquifer recharges stream channels in summer months. Detention ponds used for groundwater recharge also provide multiple benefits including storage of peak flood flows and reduction of downstream runoff volumes. The region is in need of a comprehensive and detailed analysis of appropriate groundwater recharge sites, based on location of aquifers and permeability of the soil.
Water,
Flood Protection,
Water Supply,
Region Description,
Groundwater,
Local Planning,
Water Quality,
Habitat Protection,
Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency,
Landowners
Environmental and habitat protection and improvement,
Flood management,
Groundwater management,
Land use planning,
Recreation and public access,
Storm water capture and management,
Water Supply Reliability
Flood Protection & Stormwater Management
