1. Effects of Groundwater Depletion Save Palo Alto’s Groundwater May 2, 2016

2. California’s Groundwater Depletion 2011 - 2013 Climate Progress October 31, 2014

3.  Groundwater Depletion Contributes to Sea Level Rise 10 News Tampa Bay, Sarasota December 20, 2015

4.  Groundwater Depletion Can Trigger Earthquakes Climate Progress May 15, 2014

5.  Groundwater Depletion Threatens Our Food Supplies Climate Progress October 31, 2014

6.  Groundwater Depletion Can Cause Subsidence The Watchers August 11, 2014

7.  Groundwater Depletion Can Lead to Loss In Water Storage Capacity of Aquifers Live Science August 21, 2015

8. Groundwater Depletion Leads to Infrastructure Damage “With less underground water to buoy it, the land surface is sinking as much as a foot a year in spots, causing roads to buckle and bridges to crack.” NY Times, April 5, 2015

9. Other Possible Consequences of Groundwater Depletion  Salt Water Intrusion  Water Quality Degradation  Possible Migration of Toxins  Harm to Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems, Rivers, Lakes, etc.  Pumping is Energy-Intensive Leading to Increase in Green House Gases  The Hidden Costs of Groundwater Overdraft (Stanford), 2014

10. “California, so far ahead of the country on other environmental issues, became the last state [2014] in the arid West to move toward serious limits on the use of its groundwater.” The NY Times 4/6/2015 Will the same be said of Palo Alto?