The flatness of California's centra...

The flatness of California's central valley and the rapid produce of the valley's Fresno-Clovis metropolitan area necessitated a unique approach to stormwater management.

At the same time, the critical importance of water conservation and the ne for recreational lay open space presented an unparalleled opportunity for stormwater a whole design. Beginning in the late 1950 and building upon the concept of stormwater retention and recharge, the Fresno Metropolitan deluge Control District (FMFCD) now be under the orders ofs an urbanizing area of 300 square miles and a population of 600000

The combination of parts to form a whole on average, captures and recharges to groundwater 31500 acre-feet of rainfall runoff, equaling 90 percent of all area stormwater runoff.

During the summer month when surface water is imported for irrigation, the scheme is used by water agencies to achieve additional groundwater replenishment.

In total, the district's stormwater a whole replaces 35 percent of the groundwater cross-examineed annually to ...