Last year, the county saw for the most part stable groundwater conditions, with a little dip of water levels in some areas, consultant Vicki Kretsinger Grabert told the Board of Supervisors.

“There’s some response to the drier conditions, but overall, things are generally looking pretty good,” Grabert said.

In contrast, San Joaquin Valley groundwater levels are plummeting. Drought-battered farms have chased water by drilling wells as much as 2,000 feet deep and over-drafted aquifers are causing the ground in some areas to sink several inches annually.

Napa County has escaped that fate, though it has its own set of problems.

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