“It’s awkward, because we are committed to water use efficiency,” said Ryan Ojakian, government relations manager for the Regional Water Authority, which represents Sacramento-area providers.

Source: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/10/10/making-water-conservation-a-california-way-of-life-controversial-state-rules-could-cost-13-billion/

Mohammad Reza Bakhtiari, the former head of Kerman Regional Water Authority, affiliated with the Energy Ministry, has noted that groundwater withdrawal in Kerman is almost three times the global redline and nearly six times the ideal average.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/198051/Pistachio-exports-fetch-over-320-million