When the Tap Runs Dry

Sometimes your life can change with a clunk! Last spring, Donna Johnson, 72, of East Porterville, a small community at the eastern edge of the Central Valley, ran out of water. She hoped it was a problem with the pump or something a few feet of digging would fix, “it’s a hard issue to admit to yourself that your well has gone dry” Donna told me. She brought out someone to look at the well, but when the pipes went down and Donna heard that clunk, she knew the awful truth.

Food and Agriculture, WaterPeter BennettJanuary 26, 2015agriculture, central valley, climate change, community hero, drought, environment, environmental, Global Warming, lake success, porterville, san Joaquin valley, Water, water wells, WatershedComment