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California’s new deadline for expanding the water supply calls for new ideas

01/28/26 7:03 AM By Brad Hooker
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A new law puts California on the clock to deliver 9 million acre-feet of water by 2040, forcing a rapid rethink of storage, groundwater and who gets to decide what gets built.
KEYWORDS Anna Caballero California Irrigation Institute California Water Commission California Water Plan Department of Water Resources drought planning groundwater recharge SB 72 surface storage water infrastructure water supply reliability
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief,
Agri-Pulse West