Drill operators working overtime to access groundwater, water tables over 30 meters below historical lows:

www.ideastream.org/news/npr/325494399

"We're on a one-way trajectory towards depletion, towards running out of groundwater," (Jay Famiglietti, University of California hydrologist)

And an alternative solution - might take some convincing, but numbers seem very interesting:

www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jul/01/drought-ma...rn-wastewater-drink/

The system seems complex, but the scale of the State Water Project (www.water.ca.gov/swp/) probably explains why recycling is cost effective.

And yet another:

www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business...ught-reverse-osmosis

Desalination energy requirements and costs becoming more competitive.

And a case for opening up the well data:

www.fresnobee.com/2014/07/06/4012232/as-...sts-frustration.html

"Imagine trying to manage a reservoir where you’re not sure what the boundaries of the reservoir are. You’re not sure how much water gets in, how much water gets out, or what the level is,”

And targeting the "demand side", too:

www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2...ry-Legislation-Fines

Drilling companies busier now than in 1977, when 28000 new wells were drilled in California:

www.wbez.org/series/front-and-center-wat...er-california-110483