California is (finally) taking steps to regulate its groundwater

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By Madeleine ThomasSep 19, 2014, 8:00 am816 ptsInterestingTop
It’s taken three years of severe drought, but California is finally taking steps to regulate its groundwater — or underground reservoirs — thanks to three bills signed by Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday. Until now, water has been treated like a property right in the state, giving commercial and private…

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