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An antique well-drilling rig mounted on a truck.
Lanfair Valley, East Mojave National Scenic Area, CA (1991).
Palm trees only grow where there is permanent water near the surface.
Palm Spring, Anza Borrego Desert SP, CA (1993).
There are fewer and fewer places where it is safe to drink directly from a spring.
Grassy Swale, Lassen Volcanic Wilderness, Lassen Volcanic NP, CA (1977).
Geysers require a steady floow of groundwater.
Old Faithful Geyser, Calistoga, CA (1984).
Palm Springs' lush golf courses are made possible by its abundant groundwater resources.
Palm Springs, CA (1977).
Water imported to Southern California is mostly of low quality, so many people have bottled drinking water delivered to their homes.
Canoga Park, Los Angeles, CA (1974).
Shallow groundwater resources can be reached by simple pumps.
Afton Canyon campground, near Barstow, CA (1991).
This isolated spring is on the U.S. side of the border but depends on groundwater flow from Mexico.
Quitobaquito Spring, Organ Pipe Cactus NM, AZ (1987).