No need for wells. there are water towers to create water from air: Warka Water: an Italian project for Ethiopia
http://www.revolve-water.com/warka-water-italian-project-ethiopia/
http://thespiritscience.net/2014/09/02/the-water-tower-that-creates-water-from-the-air/
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/09/opinion/endangered-river-ctl/
Interesting related piece about the San Joaquin river including some interesting history on the river and a kayak trip.
California farms turn to well-drilling to combat drought
I read somewhere that vast amount of bottled water from California is sold throughout the US, not least because there's no regulation keeping companies from drilling a hole, pumping as many water as they like from the ground, and sell it.
Sounds like a very clever thing to do. Maybe the government can buy those bottles and refill the lakes with them, increasing profits of those companies even further?
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