The canal provides irrigation water to Central Valley farmers. "The impacts of the subsidence are severe, with modified flood risks, damaged aqueducts, and permanently altered aquifer dynamics ...

Parts of California’s Central Valley have been sinking ... Previous reporting from the U.S. Geological Survey called the subsidence in the valley before 1999 “one of the single largest ...

Infrastructure damage such as with the aqueduct caused by accelerated land subsidence threatens the effectiveness of many dams and canals sourcing surface water to the Central Valley. Building ...

California’s Central Valley wouldn't be some of the world’s most productive farmland without its significant groundwater supply, but heavy pumping has led to significant land subsidence.