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Opinion: Here’s the Challenge of Implementing Historic Groundwater Law

/in , , /by /CalMattersby Burnell Blanchard

California celebrated the passage of historic legislation six years ago when Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, written to achieve sustainable groundwater management for basins throughout the state.

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Farmers Hijack Community Water Access Despite Groundwater Act, Activists Say

/in , , /by /KCETby Alastair Bland

When a fire started on the property next door to Ray Cano’s home, the neighbors used Cano’s hose and well to fight the flames. Running the pump at full throttle, they managed to control the blaze until the fire department arrived. Then, the well’s pump sputtered to a stop.

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