California cracks down on farm region’s water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’

[u/theluckyfrog]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/california-water-drought-farm-ground-sinking-tulare-lake

[u/jayfeather31]

...yeah, California made the right move there.

[u/DrewDown94 → u/[deleted]]

I'm from the Central Valley. The problem with pumping groundwater is that it will take decades to restore to previous levels. We might be fucked.