The American Mercury created a new video for The Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center on the San Joaquin Valley. The video tackles the widespread practice of pumping groundwater by agriculture, its consequences (overdraft and subsidence) and the impacts of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.

This new video is part of a suite of programs, “that provide essential water facts and offer constructive approaches to the state’s top water challenges.” With landscape images captured across the state, historical photos and dynamic motion graphics, the videos effectively communicate complex ideas to a broad audience. All eight videos are showcased in the PPIC’s Water Policy Center’s website: http://www.ppic.org/water/