Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
When rain is in short supply in California, groundwater accounts for about 60 percent of all the freshwater consumed in the state.
Until recently, the state had no comprehensive plan on how to manage the precious resource. Meanwhile, pumping and drilling increased.
That's supposed to change under a law passed last year that seeks to regulate the state's groundwater for the first time in a century.
That process is fraught with challenges on the local level.
Ryan Sabalow with the Sacramento Bee joins Take Two with more.