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Despite California groundwater law, aquifers keep dropping in a ‘race to the bottom’

California passed its landmark groundwater law in 2014. The goals of sustainable management remain a long way off.

Despite California Groundwater Law, Aquifers Keep Dropping In A 'Race To The Bottom'

Los Angeles Times – by Ian James

It emerged during one of the worst droughts in California history, when rampant agricultural pumping was causing groundwater levels to plummet and hundreds of Central Valley wells were going dry.

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