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How California's Water Rights Make It Tough to Manage Drought

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This week's torrential storms have made a dent in the state's water deficit, but as much as we'd like to think otherwise, we're still a long way from ending this nasty drought. Over the last year, the scarcity of precipitation has divided the state into two camps -- those who got all their usual water supply, and those who got none. It's all tied to California's invisible system of water rights, a system some say is unfair.

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