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California wants to strong-arm its neighbors into water usage cuts

By Zachary Faria
Published February 2, 2023 2:51am ET
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California wants to strong-arm its neighbors into water usage cuts
In this photo taken Oct. 6, 2014, a dock sits high and dry at the end of a boat ramp yards away from the edge of Folsom Lake near Folsom, Calif. The California Department of Water Resources reported Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, the largest monthly decline in water use this year as the severity of California's drought hits home. Water suppliers reported that consumption fell 11.5 percent in August compared with the year before. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) | Rich Pedroncelli

As California continues to bear the brunt of its terrible water storage policies, the state is now asking its neighbors to cut their own water usage so there is more left over for itself.

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