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Environmental

Jun. 30, 2015

Amidst drought, state high court to look at groundwater pumping fees

The California Supreme Court has taken up a case that tests the powers of local agencies to raise money to help sustainably manage increasingly depleted aquifers.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


As the state is placing more scrutiny on rampant groundwater pumping amidst the drought,
the California Supreme Court has taken up a case that tests the powers of local agencies
to raise money to help sustainably manage aquifers.


The dispute revolves around groundwater pumping fees the Ventura County-based United
Water ...

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