Water restrictions hit home in California

NPR | By Dan Charles

Published March 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM HST

In California's greatest farming region, there's a water crisis from overpumping groundwater. The state passed a law in 2014 to restrict overdrawing the aquifers, and the limits are going into effect.

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Dan Charles is NPR's food and agriculture correspondent.

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Water restrictions hit home in California

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