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Democrats divided over bill to slow new groundwater pumping

06/15/22 7:03 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS groundwater overpumping in the San Joaquin Valley protecting domestic wells from groundwater pumping responding to drought in the West safe and affordable drinking water
A Senate committee on Tuesday approved a measure to add another layer of reviews for new well drilling in overdrafted basins.
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Brad Hooker
Associate Editor, Agri-Pulse West

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