California Edging Closer to Regulating Groundwater for the First Time

California’s invisible reservoir, the water that resides in underground aquifers beneath our feet is about to be regulated.  Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) puts a trio of water conservation bills before her Natural Resources and Water Committee, the centerpiece of which (SB 1168) is a frontal assault on the management of California’s groundwater, which, compared to other western states, is almost unregulated. Read Here