Bookmarks by Marryah Maldonado

Section 1:

mmaldonado207353 — 2024-03-06 19:57:45 UTC

Cons:

His 15 million trees in the San Joaquin Valley consume more than 400,000 acre-feet of water a year
nearly 100,000 acres planted in permanent crops, is completely reliant on the government’s supply of mountain water
In a valley of dead rivers, each one killed on behalf of agriculture
The water is being taken from unsuspecting farmers in an irrigation district in Tulare County

Pros:

Resnick’s billions rely on his ability to master water, sun, soil, and even bees
water sent to Kern County — 1.4 million acre-feet a year — has doubled the cropland
their crops aren’t crops but heart-healthy snacks and life-extending elixirs. Stewart refers to the occasional trek between Lost Hills and Beverly Hills
These are trees and vines raised in nurseries and put into the ground at a cost of $10,000 an acre to satisfy the world’s growing appetite for nuts and fruits

Kern County

mmaldonado207353 — 2024-03-06 19:58:05 UTC

The State Water Project that allowed western Kern County to grow into a farming behemoth has given no water or very little water over the past three years amid the worst drought in California history. If this were any other part of Kern, the farmers would be reaching into the earth to make up the difference.Today, most everything in this desolate reach of Kern County, save for the oil wells, belongs to Paramount Farming, which belongs to the Resnicks.

Kern Water Bank

mmaldonado207353 — 2024-03-06 19:58:18 UTC

Here, private water jumps from Tulare County to Kern County, but government jurisdictions don’t count. On one side of the road and the other, for miles in both directions, the dirt belongs to Wonderful. I stand over the pipes and give them a hard slap. They slap back with the cold vibration of water.

POM Wonderful or the Resnicks

mmaldonado207353 — 2024-03-06 19:58:27 UTC

This is the domain of Stewart Resnick, the richest farmer in the country. Resnick’s billions rely on his ability to master water, sun, soil, and even bees. The dispute over the “no fly zone” was finally resolved by the invention of a netting that Resnick sheathes around his mandarins each spring. The control Resnick exercises inside his $4.5 billion privately held company does relinquish to one person: his wife, Lynda, vice chairman and co-owner, the “Pomegranate Queen,” as she calls herself. pull over into the dirt of a pomegranate orchard, the ancient fruit that the Resnicks have turned into POMWonderful, the sweet purple juice inside a swell-upon-swell bottle

California’s Drought

mmaldonado207353 — 2024-03-06 19:58:47 UTC

It pertains to the broader context of water rights and allocation issues in the Central Valley. The drought exacerbates existing tensions over water usage and distribution, bringing to light the vulnerabilities and complexities of californias water management system discussed throughout the artical. teh drought may also serve as a catalyst for increased scrutiny and debate surrounding water policies and practices, futher underscroing the relevance of Articals One's exploration.

The Resnick’s new take over: wine

mmaldonado207353 — 2024-03-06 19:58:51 UTC

One likly explores the cnsolidation of water rights and resources by powerful entites, such as The Resnick family, in CA central Valley. The resnicks ability to acquire significant water resources may reflect the themes disccues throught teh article regarding concentration of water rights in teh hands of a few influential individuals or corporations Also the expansion into the wine industry coudl influence the region's water allocations practices and potentially exacerbate existing tensions over water usage betweeen agricultural, industrial, and residential sectors

Water Atorage and Water War:

mmaldonado207353 — 2024-03-07 19:31:00 UTC

In the article one deals with water rights and water allocation in California Central Valley. The issue surrounding water storage and water are directly related to article One because they highlight the contentious debates and conflict over water usage, distribution and access in the region. The struggles over water storage such as the construction of dams, reservoirs, and water infrastructure, often intrsect with the broader theme explored in Articles One, uncluding agriculture intrests, environmental concerns and political power dynamics.

Water storage and Water Wars are issues

mmaldonado207353 — 2024-03-08 05:49:20 UTC

Water storage and allocations are often issues of federalism due to the distribution of powers and responsibilities between the federal government and state governments. Overall the divison f responsibilities between federal, state, and local governments creates a complex landscape for water storage and managment, with issues often requiring collaberation and negotiatio among mulitple levels of government