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Argumentative Essay: Should States Regulate Groundwater?

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One question I have for you guys is do you guys think that the state should regulate groundwater. Well first let me tell you guys what I think I think that we should regulate groundwater.why? You ask I believe we should because of two reasons. Those two reasons are because many people can’t shower and another one is that we would have enough water for everything. I believe if we would regulate groundwater that would help us with the drought that we are in. The first reason why I believe we should regulate groundwater is that many people can’t shower. On page three the first paragraph stated, “ For Angelica Gallegos the worst part has been going without a shower for five months.” I believe that if we would regulate the groundwater she would be able to shower again. I also think that she may not be the only person that has a problem with this. Have you guys ever thought that in this very big drought that we are in many people can’t shower or cook or even drink water. Well I have thought about it and maybe there are thousands of people out there with this problem not just Angelica.Just thinking of the poor people out there who barely …show more content…

the drought that has driven farmers and other big water users to drill deeper wells.” If we would regulate the groundwater farmers and other people who use a lot of water would have enough for everything. Not many people out there know how to use their water but if they would regulate the groundwater we wouldn’t be in this situation. Yes I know that many people don’t want the state to regulate but I think that that decision should be up to the state not to the people. There has been a lot of people like farmers who can’t even take care of their crops because they don’t have all of the water that they

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