> For those pumping their own water from their own property, however, we'd need some major rejiggering of property rights in order to justify charging land own

> For those pumping their own water from their own property, however, we'd need some major rejiggering of property rights in order to justify charging land owners for the use of what's arguably their own property This is doable. "California is the only western state that doesn’t really monitor or regulate how much groundwater farmers and residents are using." http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2014/06/02/drought-drives-drilling-frenzy-for-groundwater-in-california/ http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2014/06/02/drought-drives-drilli...