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We’re all in this water battle together

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 29, 2007 at 3:22 pm

From the San Diego Union-Tribune, this editorial:

It appears more than likely that growers will see a 30 percent reduction in a few months. The hardship in North County’s farming community will be real. You can argue, while soaking the lawn or hosing the driveway, that farmers should have prepared for this day. They knew the risk.

But look at this way.

It’s our food on the table. It’s our jobs drying up.

What’s needed is a sense that we’re all in this water battle together.

In “The War,” Ken Burns’ brilliant documentary of World War II, one relives what it felt like when the country pulled together for a common purpose. Rationing was an important part of the war effort. We could use some of that spirit in the face of a possible devastating water shortage.

What’s needed in Southern California in general, and North County in particular, is a recognition that the pain should be shared now, not later. Yes, many farmers and ranchers rolled the dice on the price of water. But if their supply is rolled back severely, we’ll all be losers, not just the farmers who will be forced to stump trees or close nurseries.

To read the full text of the article from the San Diego Union-Tribune, click here.

September 29, 2007 · Filed Under Agriculture, General Water Issues

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