California reports first rise in groundwater supplies in 4 years

SACRAMENTO, California: After California's rivers and mountains were filled with water and snow, on May 6, the state reported the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years.

California's Department of Water Resources said that in the water year ending in September, the state witnessed 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge and an 8.7 million acre-feet increase in groundwater storage.