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PUBLICATIONS & ARTICLES
California: Meeting Water Needs in the Face of Diminished Supply—The Role of Water Conservation and Reuse, Western Water Law & Policy Reporter, Vol. 7, No. 5
By Nicholas A. Jacobs
It is no secret that California's rapidly expanding population is outpacing the state's water supply. There is increasing reliance on a relatively static supply of surface and groundwater resources, and, for many reasons, the pace of developing new water supply projects has not kept up with an increasing demand. In recent years, California's state and local
governments have begun looking to conservation and reuse as a means towards satisfying this unmet water supply demand. The need to support conservation and reuse is widely recognized, yet regulatory and public perception obstacles have hindered a faster implementation of these crucial projects.
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