No Water Shortage Here!

Hi everyone,

In case you are not a regular listener to Fox News you may have missed the story last week on the severe water shortage in California. The newscast explained that the Governor had a decision to make.

Due to the extreme drought conditions it was necessary to divert 65% of the water that was earmarked for the San Joaquin Valley for crops to the residents of Southern California, or cut 65% of the water supply to Southern California residents so that the farming region know to the world as the "salad bowl" the San Joaquin Valley could continue growing food for North America. They reported the decision was simple, cut the water to the food growers.

All of you should have received the information piece I emailed out showing the drought going on in the food growing nations of the World. I thought that you might like to see what I think is Sonsonate Valley Farms greatest asset, WATER! Clean water, and some of the efforts we are taking to keep it clean.

There is a community of 1,000 people that live on the other side of the river. Here is a picture that looks like a dam, but it is a drive over bridge. Concrete that is laid under the water and cars, taxis and 18 wheeler cane trucks drive over it day and night. Our dam is further up river with head gates that divert the water to all of the different areas of the farm. Even though we watch carefully for what goes on at the bridge none of this activity affects or contaminates our irrigation water.

There were some families doing laundry in the river and we needed a new arrangement. To be a good neighbor and get the cooperation of the locals, we gathered up all of the lavenderias, (hand washing basins for clothes) that were on the property. We brought running water to them from our wells and built a roof over the top, for shade and protection from the rain.

It has been a big hit and stays busy all day for washing clothes, washing ones self, and bathing the children. These ladies are very talented they can bathe themselves and wash the clothes on there back all at the same time. In 108 degree weather with humidity at 75% it's not a bad place to be.

This is the river (rio) or spring that borders our property. Between 60 - 85 million gallons flow each day. We own the water rights to all of the daylight hours.