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California Struggles To Put New Water Law Into Practice

California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, the state's new safeguard for its aquifers, is proving difficult to translate into practice with a new regulatory infrastructure.

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A view downstream from the headwaters of the San Marcos River. Water from the Edwards Aquifer flows from San Marcos Springs into the San Marcos River.
Credit: Jason Samfield

California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, the state's new safeguard for its aquifers, is proving difficult to translate into practice with a new regulatory infrastructure. Agencies and regulatory entities around the state are having to collaborate, sometimes contentiously, in order to create a long-term plan to ensure water supply. (Circle of Blue)

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