| Livermore Valley | |
|---|---|
 A sunrise with low fog in the Livermore Valley | |
| Floor elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | California |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| District | Alameda County |
The Livermore Valley, historically known as the Valle de San José (Valley of San José), is a valley in Alameda County, California, located in the East Bay region.[1] The city of Livermore is located in the valley. The valley became known as "Livermore's Valley", and today as the "Livermore Valley" after Robert Livermore, an early settler and rancher in the region who received together with José Noriega a land grant composing most of modern Livermore.[2]
The groundwater basin underlying the valley is the Livermore Basin, the largest sub-unit of which is the Mocho Subbasin.[citation needed] The Livermore Basin is one of five aquifers in the San Francisco Bay Area that supply most of the metropolitan Bay Area population.[3] The entire Livermore Basin aquifer faces a concern over elevated total dissolved solids by the year 2020 due to an expanding human population leading to higher rates of return water flows to the aquifer containing certain salts.[4]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Livermore Valley
- ^ * Livermore Heritage Guild (2006). Early Livermore. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-3099-4.
- ^ "San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Board Integrated Management Plan" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Board. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
- ^ Bonnie, Thomas L. (2000). "What are the projected impacts of injecting reclaimed, reverse osmosis water into the Livermore-Amador Groundwater Basin?" (PDF). Bonnie Brothers Consulting. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2004. Retrieved January 24, 2008.