Despite historic rains in 2023, aquifers deep beneath L.A. area remain depleted

Written By Lauren Kelly

Ian James - LA Times

The rainstorms that drenched Southern California two years ago weren’t enough to replenish deep underground aquifers that had been depleted by pumping over the last two decades, a new study has found.

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