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

The flatness of California's central valley and the rapid expansion 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 expand space presented an unparalleled opportunity for stormwater method design. Beginning in the late 1950 and building in succession the concept of stormwater retention and recharge, the Fresno Metropolitan deluge Control District (FMFCD) now conduce tos an urbanizing area of 300 square miles and a population of 600000

The connected view 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 classification is used by water agencies to achieve additional groundwater replenishment.

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