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Groundwater was dropping to historical depths in Madera County amid ongoing drought, causing subsidence. Lots of wells were running dry, and drillers were scheduled out for months as the county’s water demand far exceeds supplies and recharge. The towns of Parksdale, the Madera Ranchos and Riverstone have had well failures, and more than 200 families are using water tanks because their wells went dry. The Madera County groundwater table never recovered from the previous drought, and over the past decade, more than 80,000 acres of permanent crops, like almonds and pistachios, were planted, creating a continuous demand because those trees cannot be fallowed. The Fresno Bee (Calif.), Aug 29, 2021