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Sinking land

Farmer Charlie Pitigliano walks past a well head at his family farm near Pixley.

Farmer Charlie Pitigliano walks past a well head at his family farm near Pixley.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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Californians suck more water from the ground than any other state, depleting what amounts to their biggest reservoir, the Central Valley aquifer.

Tearing out grapes

Farmer Charlie Pitigliano with a row of wine grapes, the last of a vineyard planted by his grandfather.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cracked Delta-Mendota Canal

Ground has subsided near the Delta-Mendota Canal and resulted in cracked concrete.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A second walkway

A second walkway over the Delta-Mendota Canal was added after the bridge and canal sank along with surrounding land.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Monitoring water levels

USGS hydrologist Michelle Sneed checks monitoring data on the Delta-Mendota Canal near Los Banos.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Checking the water level

USGS hydrologist Michelle Sneed shuts the door of a shed after checking monitoring data on the Delta-Mendota Canal.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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