![Mendonca Dairy property in Crows Landing, California, located next to the San Joaquin River.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Environment/FL_Mendonca-1415_12_12_2018.jpg?mw=200&hash=422A1579D28B418FE82A6AE08373EFB8)
On a small scale, aquifers — subsurface natural basins — have been recharged with flood waters from extreme storms for decades. . Now, a new DWR assessment shows how Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge, or Flood-MAR, can help reduce flood risk and boost groundwater supplies across large areas of land.