Rainfall impacting groundwater levels in Central California

Wellntel: Rainfall vs groundwater level

Wellntel owners in central California are tracking the impacts of heavy rainfalls on groundwater levels in their wells.

In a dramatic weather turn, the skies have opened up over an area that has suffered many months of drought. In Paso Robles, for example, there has been a total of seventeen inches of rainfall since October, with eleven of it falling in the last three weeks.

The land appears to be welcoming the water. Wellntel systems are reporting dramatic changes in groundwater levels in wells. This monthly comparison of total rainfall verses average measured distance to water in a well monitored by Wellntel shows the connection:

Wellntel: Rainfall vs groundwater level