{"id":9335,"date":"2024-01-06T22:05:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T22:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=9335"},"modified":"2024-01-06T22:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T22:05:48","slug":"california-is-solving-its-water-problems-by-flooding-its-best-farmland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=9335","title":{"rendered":"California Is Solving Its Water Problems by Flooding Its Best Farmland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cI remember taking so many tours out there,\u201d said Rentner, \u201cand all the public funding agency partners would go, \u2018OK, so you have a million dollars in hand, and you still need how many? How are you going to get there?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Rentner told them in response. \u201cWe\u2019re just gonna keep writing proposals, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Even once River Partners bought the land in 2012, Rentner found herself in a permitting nightmare: Each grant came with a separate set of conditions for what River Partners could and couldn\u2019t do with the money, the deed to Lyons\u2019 tract came with its own restrictions, and the government required the project to undergo several environmental reviews to ensure it wouldn\u2019t harm sensitive species or other land. River Partners also had to hold dozens of listening sessions and community meetings to quell the fears and skepticism of nearby farmers and residents who worried about shutting down a farm to flood it on purpose.<\/p>\n<div class=\"GroupCalloutWrapper-bPWknp ldUKUw callout callout--group callout--group-2\" data-testid=\"GroupCalloutWrapper\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-1\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"floodbase infographic\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838aaf404cee485a2304b\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/Modesto_Grist_Feb.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838aaf404cee485a2304b\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_Feb.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838aaf404cee485a2304b\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_Feb.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838aaf404cee485a2304b\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_Feb.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838aaf404cee485a2304b\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_Feb.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838aaf404cee485a2304b\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_Feb.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838aaf404cee485a2304b\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_Feb.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838aaf404cee485a2304b\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_Feb.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE kJoQGV caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI dDrfgT asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd cDlTYw iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Floodbase<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd iggRJP fNaHcW caption__credit\">Illustration: Floodbase<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-2\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"floodbase infographic\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838abe33d4b1831adf965\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/Modesto_Grist_March.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838abe33d4b1831adf965\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_March.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838abe33d4b1831adf965\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_March.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838abe33d4b1831adf965\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_March.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838abe33d4b1831adf965\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_March.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838abe33d4b1831adf965\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_March.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838abe33d4b1831adf965\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_March.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/659838abe33d4b1831adf965\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/Modesto_Grist_March.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE kJoQGV caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI dDrfgT asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd cDlTYw iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Floodbase<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd iggRJP fNaHcW caption__credit\">Illustration: Floodbase<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">It took more than a decade for River Partners to complete the project, but now that it\u2019s done, it\u2019s clear that all those fears were unfounded. The restored floodplain absorbed a deluge from the huge <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/climate-change-atmospheric-river-pineapple-express-california-snowpack\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/climate-change-atmospheric-river-pineapple-express-california-snowpack\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/climate-change-atmospheric-river-pineapple-express-california-snowpack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201catmospheric river\u201d<\/a> storms that drenched California last winter, trapping all the excess water without flooding any private land. The removal of a few thousand acres of farmland hasn\u2019t put anyone out of work in nearby towns, nor has it hurt local government budgets. Indeed, the groundwater recharge from the project may soon help restore the unhealthy aquifers below nearby Grayson, where a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/small-california-town-wonders-if-restored-floodplain-prevented-disaster-2023-02-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community of around 1,300 Latino agricultural workers<\/a> has long avoided drinking well water contaminated with nitrates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">As new plants take root, the floodplain has become a self-sustaining ecosystem: It will survive and regenerate even through future droughts, with a full hierarchy of pollinators and base flora and predators like bobcats. Except for Stevenot\u2019s routine cleanup and road repair, River Partners doesn\u2019t have to do anything to keep it working in perpetuity. Come next year, the organization will hand the site over to the state, which will keep it open as California\u2019s first new state park in more than a decade and let visitors wander on new trails.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cAfter three years of intensive cultivation, we walk away,\u201d said Rentner. \u201cWe literally stopped doing any restoration work. The vegetation figures itself out, and what we\u2019ve seen is, it\u2019s resilient. You get a big deep flood like we have this year, and after the floodwaters recede what comes back is the native stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\"\/>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><span class=\"lead-in-text-callout\">Dos Rios has<\/span> managed to change the ecology of one small corner of the Central Valley, but the region\u2019s water problems are gargantuan in scale. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-022-35582-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent NASA study<\/a> found that water users in the valley are over-tapping aquifers by about 7 million acre-feet every year, sucking half a Colorado River\u2019s worth of water out of the ground without putting any back. This overdraft has created zones of extreme land subsidence all over the valley, causing highways to crack and buildings to <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/articles\/south-water-the-central-california-town-that-keeps-sinking\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/articles\/south-water-the-central-california-town-that-keeps-sinking&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/articles\/south-water-the-central-california-town-that-keeps-sinking\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sink dozens of feet into the ground<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">At the same time, floods are also getting harder to manage. The <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/climate-change-atmospheric-river-pineapple-express-california-snowpack\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/climate-change-atmospheric-river-pineapple-express-california-snowpack\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/climate-change-atmospheric-river-pineapple-express-california-snowpack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201catmospheric river\u201d storms<\/a> that <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/california-atmospheric-river-storms-floods-drought\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/california-atmospheric-river-storms-floods-drought\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/california-atmospheric-river-storms-floods-drought\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drench California<\/a> every few years are becoming more intense as the earth warms, pushing more water through the valley\u2019s twisting rivers. The region escaped a catastrophic flood this year only thanks to a slow spring melt, but the future risks were clear. Two levees burst in the <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/wilton-residents-evacuate-area-flooding-weather-rain-snow\/42373487\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/wilton-residents-evacuate-area-flooding-weather-rain-snow\/42373487&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/wilton-residents-evacuate-area-flooding-weather-rain-snow\/42373487\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">eastern valley town of Wilton<\/a>, along the Cosumnes River, killing three people, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2023-03-18\/california-towns-frantic-fight-floods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the historically Black town of Allensworth flooded<\/a> as the <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/tulare-lake-flooding-california-central-valley-subsidence-agriculture\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/tulare-lake-flooding-california-central-valley-subsidence-agriculture\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-weather\/tulare-lake-flooding-california-central-valley-subsidence-agriculture\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">once-dry Tulare Lake reappeared<\/a> for the first time since 1997.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI remember taking so many tours out there,\u201d said Rentner, \u201cand all the public funding agency partners would go, \u2018OK, so you have a million dollars in hand, and you still need how many? 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