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To: louel who wrote (140916)4/23/2018 5:46:20 PM
From: Elroy Jetson  Read Replies (1) of 218197
 
Water projects like the one you suggest unfortunately cost money to build and operate. Farmers in the West Valley Irrigation District say they simply can't afford those costs.

The West Valley Irrigation District has no water rights. They purchase surplus Federal water from other farm irrigation districts when it's available. During drought periods, other farm districts have no water surplus to sell to West Valley so it becomes a 'dust bowl' without the alfalfa and other water intensive crops they plant during wet years, so they desperately need your help.

Central Valley farmers in California say the costs of building a new water transport system and paying for the operating cost is simply not economic for farm operations. To avoid a periodic 'Dust Bow' in West Valley farms, Congress will have to pay to build and operate a water project to provide them with the quantity of water they believe they need.

And make no mistake, the operating costs of water transport projects are considerable. The energy used to move water from Crescent City to San Diego would actually cost more than building and operating an RO desalination plant due to a decline in the cost of RO technology.

Even though the new Delta Project being built by the Southern California Metropolitan Water District transports water a shorter distance, the cost savings of the Delta Project over RO desalination plants is small enough that the San Diego MWD representatives voted against this project.

The West Valley Irrigation District will continue to claim Congress has created a 'Dust Bowl' until Congress acts to pay for the construction and operating costs of the water project of their dreams. Please call your Congressman today and insist they pay for the water project the West Valley is not interested in paying for.

Fortunately it looks like Trump is going to push this infrastructure spending bill through Congress to pay-off California farmers like Paramount Farms Inc. for their support and the West Valley Irrigation District will be able to plant almond and pistachio trees which provide a far better return than the alfalfa they currently plant when water is available. Welfare water projects are the gem in the agricultural crown - and they need your support. Give generously!
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