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Take Two

Tracking who uses California's groundwater isn't easy

By Take Two Staff
Published Jun 2, 2015
As much as 40% of California's water supply comes out of the ground in a given year, but the state has enacted no limits on groundwater pumping.
As much as 40% of California's water supply comes out of the ground in a given year.
(
Chris Austin
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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.

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Tracking who uses California's groundwater isn't easy

As California copes with the persistent drought, dwindling groundwater is a big issues. 

Last year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed off on a package of laws to help the state better regulate groundwater use, called the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.

But as the Center for Investigative Reporting has found, there is a provision that could make it hard to track the biggest water wasters.

Lance Williams wrote about it in CIR's Reveal and he joined the show with more.