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Location of maximum land subsidence in U.S. Levels at 1925 and 1977 (usgs.gov)
2 points by ZeljkoS 139 days ago
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"Accompanying this release of water is a largely nonrecoverable reduction in the pore volume of the compacted aquitards, and thus a reduction in the total storage capacity of the aquifer system. "

We can continue to draw from the aquifer at rates higher than the recharge rate but after that the valley will be done as an agricultural area.