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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

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Then came new conservation regulations and litigation that complicated USBR’s water obligations. The researchers’ concerns about sustainability were backed by growing scientific evidence: In 2012, federal and state researchers established that groundwater and surface water were interconnected in the Klamath Basin.

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