There has been a moratorium on new connections to the Montara Water and Sanitary District Water supply since 1975. Those building new homes since then have had to dig their own wells on their own property to get access to water. The problem is that everyone—including MWSD—is drawing water from the same aquifer. Julia Scott of the County Times interviewed one family whose well is running dry. ...

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