[quote=SANDIEGOUNIONTRIB.COM] State taking greater control over groundwater
Amid the state’s historic drought, reliance on groundwater has skyrocketed. It now accounts for roughly 60 percent of all human water use in the state, up from about 38 percent in years with normal precipitation, according to the Department of Water Resources.
In some areas, overpumping has caused land to sink at a rate of more than a foot a year. This can cause millions in damages to homes, roads, bridges and other public infrastructure like irrigation canals.
lastly just a personal observation,… the “typical” literacy/interest of issues that truly affect the systems wellbeing (like the drought and unfunded public pensions) by the majority of politicians and the majority of the public, is…
