Officials say climate change is driving an increase in dry wells in drought-stricken California
A record number of water wells in California have gone dry as climate change amplifies heat and drought in the parched state.
The drop in water comes as the need for agricultural irrigation and other needs increase, Gosselin said, adding that there’s been a lack of sound water management in some areas of the state. Approximately 31 million Californians get a portion of their drinking water from a public water system that relies in part on groundwater, according to the State Water Resources Control Board. Up to 2 million residents get their water from private domestic wells or from a water system serving fewer than 15 service connections.
A group of three laws passed in 2014, known as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires local water agencies to implement sustainable water system plans. It set deadlines of 2040 for the most urgent areas. The state is reviewing plans submitted by those local authorities.
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