A California businessman invested his savings in a pistachio farm. The return of Tulare Lake has left hundreds of his acres underwater.
skyrocketed from 106,000 acres to 554,000 acres. In addition to being profitable, pistachios are hardy trees that can thrive with moderately salty water and soil, which is widespread in parts of the valley.
In May, as floodwaters rose, Hanna inspected the levee that protected the farm. It was built decades ago by farmers, and he said an engineer told him it was going to break. “The intrusion of the water after the levee broke was violent, and there is no way you could control it,” Hanna said. In the distance, the hum of an airboat emanated from the lake. PG&E crews on airboats were out removing equipment from power poles after shutting off electricity in the area.
Farmer Makram Hanna snaps a photo of a berm he says a neighboring farmer built to prevent surging floodwater from reaching a wheat field, right.Hanna said he is thankful that a third of the farm has been spared by the floodwater, which hasHanna, a Coptic Christian, said his wife has sought to reassure him by reminding him that “it’s all tangible.” Still, Hanna said the worries are hard to escape, and he’s been having trouble sleeping.
But Hanna said he thinks if Pine Flat Reservoir were expanded, more water could be stored and released gradually to replenish the area’s depleted groundwater and sustain agriculture and wildlife habitats.
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