In addition to showing just how much California is lacking in long-term water storage, the most recent California drought also exposed how dependent cities across the state are on groundwater to keep the taps flowing. And Lathrop is working to make sure that the next time California goes through an extended dry period, those taps never run dry. Tonight, during a special session of the Lathrop City Council, the city will request approval for a $50,000 contract with EKI Environment and Water Inc. to provide technical support services for a basin boundary modification that would move Lathrop out of the critically overdrawn basin shared with Stockton and into a much more plentiful – and regulation-friendly – basin near Tracy.