What’s in the Water? Groundwater is lifeblood for the state of
California, particularly the Central Valley region. Groundwater
moves through underground aquifers ranging in depth from just
below the soil surface to several thousand feet down and - Feeds
agricultural crops and livestock, - Fuels industry, and -
Supplies half of the Central Valley’s drinking water. Pollution
from dairies may be posing a significant risk to private
household wells in the Central Valley. Eighty-five percent of
dairies reported that they were located within 300 feet of an
off-site domestic (household) well. Read the report. This vital
resource should be protected by our state and local leaders and
public agencies, but groundwater in the Central Valley has
become tremendously polluted, to the point where it is common
for local wells to contain unsafe levels of toxic chemicals.
Groundwater contamination in the Central Valley is caused by a
number of different sources.This report focuses on the massive
dairies that have come to domin