New Groundwater Legislation: Enough to Save a Broken System?

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Uh-Oh …its Bad!Worst Drought in Recorded History

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California’s Groundwater 39% of Total Supply – It is important!

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How do we avoid long-term depletion of groundwater supplies?Use less and use it more than once…

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Recycled Water and Groundwater Recovery

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Groundwater ReplenishmentIndirect Reuse with Recycled Water

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Water ConservationPublic Awareness and Interest Never Higher

The drought has moved to the top of Californians’ worry list. And that’s a first.Asked to name the “most important issue” facing the state, 26 percent of respondents to a statewide survey earlier this month said “water” and “drought.” That’s a statistical tie with those who said “jobs” and “the economy” (29 percent), the first time that’s happened since 1998, when the Public Policy Institute of California started asking the question.“That’s an incredible number,” says Mark Baldassare, who directs the poll. And he says he thinks it’s more than a fleeting response to the crisis of the moment.‘I think there’s a fundamental shift going on.”— Mark Baldassare, PPIC“It’s been the duration of this [three-year] drought and the fact that it’s affected every corner of the state, that’s made people realize that it’s not a short-term issue; it’s a long-term issue,” he says. “I think there’s a fundamental shift going on.”

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Public Awareness and Interest

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Public Awareness and Interest

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Public Awareness and Interest

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Conservation InformationSaveourh20.com

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Conservation InformationSaveourh20.com – campaign materials

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Conservation InformationBewaterwise.com

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Conservation Informationsocalwatersmart.com

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WaterSmart City Challenge

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WaterSmart City Challenge

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WaterSmart City Challenge

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WaterSmart City Challenge

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Groundwater Awareness

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