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California’s water policy at potential tipping point

Recent rain and snowfall conditions have us all hoping 2017 may be a wet year and offer a break in our six-year drought. But whether the drought is broken or not, Californians must act this year to achieve more sustainable long-term water management.

California operates at a water deficit. Even in wet years, we use more surface and groundwater than is replenished by rainfall. It is not sustainable. The recently enacted federal California drought bill and the arrival of a Trump administration will place additional pressure on California’s ability to manage water for the benefit of all the things […]

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California’s water policy at potential tipping point
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California operates at a water deficit. Even in wet years, we use more surface water and groundwater than is replenished by rainfall. It is not sustainable.
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Sacramento Bee
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