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- ↑ Arax, Mark (December 19, 2003). "Massive Farm Owned by L.A. Man Uses Water Bank Conceived for State Needs". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ https://repository.uclawsf.edu/faculty_scholarship/1827/
- ↑ Sorvino, Chloe. "Amid Drought, Billionaires Control A Critical California Water Bank". Forbes.
- ↑ Director, Bill McEwen, News (November 23, 2021). "Resnicks' Stake in Kern Water Bank Could Be Worth $1 Billion: Forbes".
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