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Excessive Water Pumping Leaves Aquifers Vulnerable to Pollution

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As reservoir levels dwindle, many regions are pumping water from underground. On the Central Coast, that's causing ocean water to pollute underground aquifers. The seawater is making groundwater unusable for crops like strawberries.

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