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Perspective

Jan. 30, 2014

Drought may bring tsunami of legal woes

Gov. Jerry Brown's recently issued emergency drought declaration has moved the legal issues surrounding water to center stage. By Eric L. Garner and Paeter E. Garcia


By Eric L. Garner and Paeter E. Garcia


Warren Buffet famously said, when the tide goes out you find out who is swimming naked. Similarly, dry times in California expose weaknesses and issues in the laws allocating our most precious natural resource, and Gov. Jerry Brown's recently issued emergency drought declaration has moved the legal issues surrounding water to center stage.


The legal issues created by the current drought can be viewed from state...

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