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Administrative/Regulatory

Aug. 1, 2015

Governor makes push to speed up court disputes over groundwater

The proposal, which could find its way into legislation, would cut time and expense from groundwater disputes as the state tries to rein in rampant pumping in the drought.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


As the crisis of groundwater depletion grows in the fourth year of drought, Gov. Jerry
Brown has released a proposal aimed at preventing the state's unprecedented effort
to control groundwater extraction from getting bogged down in court.


The effort targets so-called groundwater adjudications - long and expensive court
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