Hydrology

California groundwater law has been diverse. Aside from groundwater laws, the concept of adjudicated basins has been a way to manage groundwater. In adjudicated basins, the court has jurisdiction, watermasters are appointed, local management districts exist, and it is the economics associated with groundwater pumping that determines the behavior of the groundwater users (California Department of Water Resources California's Groundwater Update 2013: A Compilation of Enhanced Content for…

Geographical and Cultural regions of Texas The Panhandle plains The Panhandle plain is situated in the northernmost of Texas State. This major Texan geographical feature spans about 81,500 square meters. The feature is narrow and straight forming the shape of a pan. The Panhandle is majorly covered in grassland, plain and some areas flat. In other cases, the Panhandle plains is referred to as the ‘Staked Plains’ or Llano Estacado. The Panhandle is majorly treeless. The land is situated in a…

Where do you live is there a drought ? California is and the government is trying to find a solution to these drought. When you think about a drought do you know what it means.A drought is something serious, it is a shorter way to say that there's not much water left.How does a drought starts good question,it starts when rain dosen't feel that often,so the government can't make the water fresh.If your scared know just wait until you hear what effects can happen without water. Just imagine…

The three years starting from fall 2011 to fall 2014 was the driest since record keeping started in 1895. California is now going into its fourth year of severe drought. A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions that causes water-related problems. California is in serious trouble and if we don't do anything about it, there will be dangerous consequences. Results of the drought include economic problems, water levels dropping, and long term impacts. The absence of water is leading to…

Low Water Pressure | Water Line Repair Sugar Land Unfortunately for some homeowners, low water pressure is due to the system of their water authority. If you are one of these unlucky homeowners, a Benjamin Franklin plumber can assist you. For all others who are experiencing unusually low water pressure, read on to learn the potential causes and solutions, including water line repair in Sugar Land. Blocked Water Pipes Low water pressure located in a single location is typically due to a blocked…

The Ukiah Valley Groundwater Basin is located in the North Coast hydrologic region in Mendocino County, California. In 2009, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) launched the California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) Program to monitor groundwater basins (groundwater table elevations) throughout California. DWR developed the CASGEM Groundwater Basin Prioritization process to classify groundwater basins and sub-basins as high, medium, low, or very low priority…

Lake Winnipeg is measured to be about 24514 square kilometres, located in Manitoba Canada and its southern tip is about 55kilometres north of the city of Winnipeg. It is the largest lake within the borders of the southern Canada, Lake Winnipeg is also the sixth-largest fresh water lake in Canada. Lake Winnipeg consists of two distinct basins, the north basin which makes up approximately 75% o f the lake surface area and reaches 100 kilometres wide, while the south basin is up to 46 kilometres…

The issue of the California drought is one that has recently become front and center on the minds of its citizens. For the last couple of years California has been experiencing a drought noticeably hotter and drier than anything that we who live here are used to. In fact, the first six months of 2014 were the hottest California has experienced since 1934, the previous “hottest year”, beaten out by a whole degree. In fact, the NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reported that…

When modifying the existing root zone, adequate cultivation is necessary to insure proper incorporation of the material. The more a topdressing material varies from the existing root zone in relation to its texture classification and physical properties, the more cultivation is typically needed. Without adequate cultivation, there remains a high potential for layering in the soil. Anytime there is a layer created in the soil, the interface between the layers will have the potential to negatively…

Statistics demonbstarte that more and more property owners are utilzing gutter guards to enahcne the effectivness of their gutter system. There, wire, mesh, aluminum and vinly gaurs are essentially installed over the gutter toughs for the sole purpose of prveneing large debris and leaves from falling tino the gutters. While it may be true that the expenses that are associated with a guard installation can prove to be expensive, many property owwners come to relzie that the advantages outetih the…