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As California drought worsens, experts urge water reforms
2015-06-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: As mandatory water restrictions took effect Monday across California, a panel of experts called upon the drought-plagued state to upgrade its water infrastructure and reform its antiquated water rights system. "The reservoirs we built in California over the 20th century were designed for a climate with extensive snowpack, and frequent wet periods," said Juliet Christian-Smith, a climate scientist with the California office of the Union of Concerned Scientists. "We know that this drought is...
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