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California to draft regulations aimed at curbing land subsidence

12/11/24 7:07 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS climate impacts to California's water supply groundwater overdraft leads to subsidence groundwater sustainability plans for SGMA local control with water regulations overpumping critically overdrafted aquifers in groundwater basins
The California Department of Water Resources plans to issue new regulations requiring local groundwater sustainability agencies to take immediate actions to prevent more land from sinking due to overdrafting aquifers.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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