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Re:Majority of America's underground water stores are drying... by donkeysquid on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @07:55PM (#39124809)
Only a fraction of that can be captured
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Re:Majority of America's underground water stores are drying... by voisin on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @08:15PM (#39124964)
Why is that? If it is slowed down and sunk into the earth it would add to the aquifers, no?

Going off the great book “Rainwater Harvesting in Drylands & Beyond”

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Re:Majority of America's underground water stores are drying... by persolb on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @08:11PM (#39124927)
I’d agree for a lot of places heavy on greenery… but LA? The city itself seems to have a very small percentage of greenery.

I’m assuming the rest is mostly captured via sewers just to prevent flooding.

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Re:Majority of America's underground water stores are drying... by jvanderbot on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @09:47PM (#39125675)
This is true.

A better designed city could capture more.

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