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A four-year push for water reforms ends with a stripped-down bill signed into law

09/25/24 7:04 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS California water policy law curtailing senior water rights extreme drought impacts of drinking water supplies penalties for stealing water punishing bad actors who violate water laws
The decision closes a contentious chapter in California's water wars and ends an environmental push to pass aggressive reforms to the water rights systems.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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