WATER! with Paul Rodriguez

The California Latino Water Coalition will stage a massive four-day march from Mendota, Calif. to San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos, Calif. on Tuesday, April 14-Friday, April 17. The CLWC invites any California resident who is interested in bringing additional water resources to the Golden State to participate. www.gotwater.org

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• California
• Latino
• Water
• Coalition
• Farm
• workers
• mendota
• mexican
• americans
• paul
• rodriguez
• march
• water
• justice
• San
• Luis
• Reservoir

[christo930]

Why is anyone farming on land that has to be irrigated in the first place? This is what happens when you try to make a desert into farm land.

[FrancescaGianna]

LOL CA looks like Mexico

[mandingo9999999]

Jose, Who are 'the thieves that stole the water'?

You are ill-informed. Do some reading on the CVP and SWP you'll find southern valley farmers are first on the list to get cut when there are low water years. It's law and always has been. Ask your employer why they expanded planting with a intermittent water supply?

Anyone comment on the thousands of jobs lost because of the fisheries collapse, a result of record water exports from the Delta. You give a shit about their businesses and jobs?

[SmackMyBertha]

Paul Rodriguez Junior is a pro!!!!!! YEAH

[fernfeyes]

Somebody didn't put the right clauses in their water contracts..there is a small irrigation district in the Kerman/Tranquillity area that gets all the water it wants. I'm not saying there isn't a water shortage, but strange how lawyers can make/break/justify anything any which way they want.

[mandingo9999999]

Did IQ's drop sharply recently?

Read my post below. State and federal allocations of water are at 30% and 10% because of drought and the fact that south valley farmers have the most junior water rights.

You should ask a different question: how long is it sustainable growing 'canalope' in the desert, with junior water rights, with California's ever increasing demand on it's limited water?

It's tough all over. Cry me a river.

[korvelo]

we have plenty of water we just have to collect it better and use it wisely and if needed we can make or import more.

the problem in the delta is more about Sacramento dumping toxic water in the delta and needing all water they can get to flush it out to sea,that's what is killing the fish and disturbing the system.

time to all cities on the delta to build a pipeline to take their dirty water out to sea ,that in conjunction with 2 more dams and a few desalination plants would solve the problem

[kerman04]

I recently saw a interview where a mother was carrying her baby and she said " I can't belive the gov. is protecting this tiny fish rather than my child having food on the table" That made me so sad, and even if it's not the fish that is still sad that the gov. want's to take all these jobs away these people need their jobs in agriculture to survive. I don't want Mendota to become a dessert town, It was once The Canalope Center of the World. I remember!

[kobelakers69]

paul rodriguez for governor of california

[fernfeyes]

If you walk up to the San Luis Canal, you will see that it's full to almost overflowing..there is no shortage of water. I live in Mendota, 20 miles from the canal. The water shortage is a political ploy to deny water to users along the canal..it all flows to L.A. The environment was made an issue when L.A. lost a lawsuit concerning Owens Lake and they saw the canal as an alternate source...this has been planned since the 60's. Find out who's on all the water boards..find the common family ties.