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<br />Contents <br />Introduction 2 <br />The Groundwater Resource 4 <br />Groundwater Law 7 <br />Groundwater Overdraft II <br />Groundwater Pollution 14 <br />Groundwater Management 18 <br /> <br />The Layperson's Guide to Groundwater is <br />prepared and distributed by the Water <br />Education Foundation as a public information <br />tool. It is part of a series ot guides which <br />explore pertinent water issues in an <br />objective, easy-lo-understand manner. <br /> <br />The mission of the Water Education Foun- <br />dation, an impartial, nonprofit organization, <br />is to develop and implement education <br />programs leading to a broader understanding <br />of water issues and to the resolution of water <br />problems. For more information, contact: <br /> <br />Water Education Foundation <br />717 K Street, Suite 517 <br />Sacramento, CA 95814 <br />Phone: (916) 444-6240 <br />Fax: (916) 448-7699 <br />Internet: www.water-ed.org <br /> <br /> <br />President: Henry J. Vaux Jr., Ph.D. <br /> <br />Executive Director: Rita Schmidt Sudman <br /> <br />Editor: Sue McClurg <br /> <br />Author: Jim Mayer <br /> <br />Updated 1998 <br /> <br />Editorial Assistance: Valerie Holcomb <br />Elizabeth McCarthy <br /> <br />On the Cover: <br /> <br />Layout: Curtis Leipold <br /> <br />Inset is the California Groundwater Map, a 24" by <br />36" poster published by the Water Education <br />Foundation. Copies are $7.50 each, plus tax and <br />shipping, and can be ordered by contacting the <br />Foundation. <br /> <br />Photo Credits: <br />California Department of Water Resources <br />City of Sacramento Archives <br />Coachella Valley Water District <br />Metropolitan Water District <br />of Southern California <br />U.S. Bureau of Reclamation <br />Yuba County Water Agency <br /> <br />Groundwater is a vital source of water supply for <br />California residents and farm fields. In a typical year, <br />groundwater supplies 25 to 30 percent of the state's <br />total water. Pictured is a groundwater well in the <br />Owens Valley. Photo by Sen Klaffke. <br /> <br />Page 5 graphic: Slue Cat Studio <br /> <br />Page 3 map: Allan Cartography <br />