Getting Colorado River water from California farms will take more than just money – just ask the farmers

“It really is an emerald gem that we have,” said John Hawk, whose family has been growing crops in the Imperial Valley since the early 1900s. “With the water, we can do miracles.”

(Alex Hager | KUNC) Farmer Alex Jack stands in an alfalfa field watered by a drip-irrigation system on June 20, 2023. California’s Imperial Valley has the single-largest allocation of Colorado River water, and Jack says growers need funding to upgrade their systems and conserve water.

Getting Colorado River water from California farms will take more than just money – just ask the farmers

“It really is an emerald gem that we have,” said John Hawk, whose family has been growing crops in the Imperial Valley since the early 1900s. “With the water, we can do miracles.”

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