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Spreck Rosekranz: Groundwater monitoring is important for California

Posted by: Maven on October 28, 2009 at 8:33 am

From Spreck Rosekranz and the Environmental Defense Fund’s On the Water Front blog:

“Groundwater is one of the more contentious aspects of the water reform legislation currently under consideration in Sacramento. Some legislators have indicated that they would not sign the bill if it contains even modest language requiring that groundwater levels be monitored.

This makes no sense to us. Reasonable people may differ on how much groundwater should be pumped in any particular region under certain conditions. But to have no limits at all assures a “race to the bottom”, akin to two hungry kids, each with a straw, sharing a single milkshake. Moreover, where is the incentive for a landowner to replenish groundwater supplies in wet years, if neighbors can extract it with impunity? …”

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October 28, 2009 · Filed Under Groundwater

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