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This Madera County Community is Running Out of Water — and the Only Well Might Fail

/in , /by /The Fresno Beeby Monica Vaughan

Residents of Fairmead, California worry they are on the brink of losing water service, as the town’s only community well shows signs it may fail before a new one can be built.

After years of planning, the Madera County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 11 approved an engineering contract to design and manage upgrades to the system, including a new well to serve more than 500 people connected to the community water system.

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Under New Groundwater Plans, Report Estimates 12,000 Domestic Wells Could Run Dry

/in , , /by /Valley Public Radio (Fresno, Calif.)by Kerry Klein

The goal of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, is to better regulate the state’s water reserves. But as the law rolls out, a new study predicts tens of thousands of people could lose their drinking water.

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