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The property manager for a group of ranchers near Moorpark was arrested last week for allegedly embezzling over $40,000, according to the Ventura County Sheriff s Office.
The investigation began in March after sheriff s deputies were approached by Winchester Water Well Group, which represents five owners of ranch property just outside the city limits. The landowners alleged they were the victims of embezzlement by their property management company, Progressive Land Management.
The ranchers reported they had hired the firm in mid-2014 to manage and service an irrigation well.
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Michael Mobley, 65, of Oxnard, was the suspect in the embezzlement case.
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Water trading via a cap-and-trade model can be one way to use market signals to allocate resources, reduce scarcity, and enhance ecosystem sustainability. UNITED STATES, May 19, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ The United Nations defines water scarcity as a lack of availability due to the physical shortage, such as drought, or the failure of institutions and infrastructure to ensure a regular water supply. The UN World Water Development Report in 2020 reported, “four billion people currently experience severe physical water scarcity for at least one month per year, a situation that the climate crisis has exacerbated.” Water scarcity has devastating effects on public health, food security, economic development, education, community stability, and in some countries, safety for women and children.