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  2. Thousands of California wells are at risk of drying up ... - AOL

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    They said dry wells have disproportionately affected low-income and Latino communities, and prior research has found that 84% of California’s disadvantaged communities lack formal representation ...

  3. Extreme heat straining water wells in Fresno, Madera ... - AOL

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    The bulk of the wells drying up in Central California, so far, are in the Fresno and Madera areas, according to an analysis. Extreme heat straining water wells in Fresno, Madera counties. ‘Not a ...

  4. California lawmakers reject proposal to curb well-drilling ...

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    California water officials backed a bill to impose restrictions on where wells can be drilled, seeking to protect drinking water sources. Lawmakers rejected it.

  5. Dry well - Wikipedia

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    The depth of the dry well allows the water to penetrate soil layers with poor infiltration such as clays into more permeable layers of the vadose zone such as sand. [7] [8] Simple dry wells consist of a pit filled with gravel, riprap, rubble, or other debris. Such pits resist collapse but do not have much storage capacity because their interior ...

  6. California wells run dry as drought depletes groundwater - AOL

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    As California's drought deepens, Elaine Moore’s family is running out of an increasingly precious resource: water. Two of her adult children are now getting water from a new well the family ...

  7. California water wars - Wikipedia

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    To satisfy California water law, LADWP set up a fish hatchery on Hot Creek, near Mammoth Lakes, California. [33] Tufa towers in Mono Lake were exposed by water diversions. The diverted creeks had previously fed Mono Lake, an inland body of water with no outlet. Mono Lake served as a vital ecosystem link, where gulls and migratory birds would ...

  8. Law limiting new oil wells in California set to take effect ...

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    The announcement shakes up what has become a crowded November ballot. Both sides had been gearing up for what would have been an expensive campaign. California was the nation's leading oil producing state over a century ago, but it has since been surpassed by Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, Colorado, Alaska and Oklahoma.

  9. Homes lose water as wells run dry in drought-ravaged basin - AOL

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    Judy and Jim Shanks know the exact date their home’s well went dry — June 24. Since then, their life has been an endless cycle of imposing on relatives for showers and laundry, hauling water ...