California wells run dry as drought depletes groundwater
Elaine Moore stands next to a dry irrigation canal and almond orchard near her property, where two wells have gone dry this summer in Chowchilla, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022. Amid a megadrought plaguing the American West, more rural communities are losing access to groundwater as heavy pumping depletes underground aquifers that aren’t being replenished by rain and snow. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
By TERRY CHEA
Associated Press
FAIRMEAD, Calif.— As California's drought deepens, Elaine Moore’s family is running out of an increasingly precious resource: water...
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