Wednesday, September 17, 2014 9:32:47 PM
Amid Drought, New California Law Will Limit Groundwater Pumping for First Time
But it won't help right away: The limits on pumping won't kick in before the 2020s.
A tractor kicks up dust as it moves through an unplanted field in Los Banos, California, in September. The state's third straight year of drought has brought reservoirs to record lows.
Photograph by Justin Sullivan, Getty
By Michelle Nijhuis
for National Geographic
Published September 17, 2014
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/09/140917-california-groundwater-law-drought-central-valley-environment-science/?google_editors_picks=true
But it won't help right away: The limits on pumping won't kick in before the 2020s.
A tractor kicks up dust as it moves through an unplanted field in Los Banos, California, in September. The state's third straight year of drought has brought reservoirs to record lows.
Photograph by Justin Sullivan, Getty
By Michelle Nijhuis
for National Geographic
Published September 17, 2014
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/09/140917-california-groundwater-law-drought-central-valley-environment-science/?google_editors_picks=true
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