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impact of drought water bank: As California reels under drought, green groups have sued the government for failing to study environmental consequences of a drought water bank. The government operates the water bank by purchasing water from willing sellers, primarily water suppliers, upstream of the Sacramento delta in northern California. The objective is to provide water to southern California, which is experiencing drought for the third consecutive year. Green groups contend the move would deplete Sacramento

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