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That dusty patch of white behind me is where the water should be. with reservoirs running dry, farmers are turning to groundwater. over time, groundwater accumulates in vast underground aquifers. but no you, over the past few years, groundwater levels have dropped 50 feet or more as farmers drill deeper and deeper to access it. >> today we do set in law a framework that has been resisted for long, long time. since before my father was even governor. >> reporter: just last year, california became the last state in the west to regulate groundwater usage. the state's first-ever mandatory water re...

California water dating back to over a century ago are also facing restrictions for the first time since 1977. as the mayor of california's largest city told me, examining water usage will help offset the crisis. >> we've added in the last 45 years a million residents without having to consume a single drop of water more. so it's changing -- it's true. we have 3 million to 4 million more people in last 45 years and we consume the same amount of water as back then because so much water is wasted. >> reporter: some are looking at the very industry that uses up so much of the state's dwindling re...

>> i'm standing in front of peter's canyon reservoir and that dusty patch of white behind me is where the water should be. with reservoirs running dry, farmers are turning to groundwater. over time, groundwater accumulates in vast underground aquifers. but no you, over the past few years, groundwater levels have dropped 50 feet or more as farmers drill deeper and deeper to access it. >> today we do set in law a framework that has been resisted for long, long time. since before my father was even governor. >> reporter: just last year, california became the last state in the west to regulate gro...