Saltwater intrusion in California

The State of California enforces several methodologies through technical innovation and scientific approach to combat saltwater intrusion in areas vulnerable to saltwater intrusion. Seawater intrusion is either caused by groundwater extraction or increased in sea level. For every 1-foot of freshwater depression (0.30 m), sea-salty waters rises 40 feet (12 m) as the cone of depression forms.[1] Salinization of groundwater is one of the main water pollution ever produced by mankind or from natural processes. It degrades water quality to the point it passes acceptable drink water and irrigation standards.[2]

  1. ^ "Seawater intrusions in groundwater". Lenntech.
  2. ^ Abd-Elaty, Ismail; Abd Elhamid, Hany Farhat; Javadi, Akbar (November 7, 2016). "Numerical analysis of the effects of changing hydraulic parameters on saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers". Engineering Computations. 33 (8): 2546–2564. doi:10.1108/EC-11-2015-0342. ProQuest 1830615685.