The very real threat of losing water from the Colorado River is the potential cuts to California's agriculture.
The Imperial Valley alone has 500 thousand acres of farmland at the lower basin of the Colorado River."We have wine grapes," said Alex Kallus, an agriculture expert."We have varieties of Greek olive oil."He manages several agricultural operations in North San Diego County.
"Here in valley center specific and San Diego County, we get a mixture of delta conveyance from San Joaquin Valley, and we also get from San Diego Water Authority's attachment to the Colorado River," he said. The Colorado River is a hot topic right now, with the Biden Administration looking to reserve water by cutting back its flow to states like California.He said if water allotment to the Colorado River is cut, farmers are going to need to get creative in how they water their crops.He says simple solutions like understanding water irrigation decrease farms' water footprints.
"I field tested the water holding capabilities. I looked at the specific variety of the vines, the soil structure, and then looked at the current at that time the watering schedule," he explained.
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