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Study shows U.S. is drilling deeper than ever for fresh water

July 23, 2019 By The Current UC Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA – A new study published in the journal Nature and Sustainability finds water wells are being drilled deeper and deeper since the 1950s and that the practice is an unsustainable stopgap to ground water depletion. UC Santa Barbara’s The Current reports. | READ MORE