Groundwater Levels Dropped Two Feet Year-Over-Year, Requiring Five-Month Irrigation Season to Maintain Stability Fall 2025 groundwater monitoring revealed a concerning two-foot decline across most of the district, representing approximately 80,000 acre-feet of water loss. Staff analysis indicates that maintaining flat groundwater levels requires a five-month irrigation run, but FID's long-term average is only 4.8 months. The southwest area of the district showed the most significant decline, while the northwest area remained relatively stable.
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