REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

February 2008

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U.S. Geological Survey Study Finds Significant Land Subsidence in Coachella Valley

The U.S Geological Survey (USGS) recently released a study confirming that land subsidence is occurring in the Coachella Valley in areas of intense groundwater extractions. The study was initiated in 1996 by USGS and the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) after CVWD suspected such subsidence was occurring.