my dad once told me that someday water would be more valuable than oil and I
would be more valuable than oil and I
would be more valuable than oil and I can see that coming up in the future
can see that coming up in the future
can see that coming up in the future right now business is unbelievable
right now business is unbelievable
right now business is unbelievable the farmers they’re going crazy right
the farmers they’re going crazy right
the farmers they’re going crazy right now they cannot get enough wells
now they cannot get enough wells
now they cannot get enough wells we’re booked up for about 12 to 13
we’re booked up for about 12 to 13
we’re booked up for about 12 to 13 months the state of California has very
months the state of California has very
months the state of California has very few regulations on groundwater and
few regulations on groundwater and
few regulations on groundwater and groundwater pumping in fact we’re one of
groundwater pumping in fact we’re one of
groundwater pumping in fact we’re one of the freest States as far as that goes
the freest States as far as that goes
the freest States as far as that goes you can pump your well as hard as you
you can pump your well as hard as you
you can pump your well as hard as you want take as much water out as you want
want take as much water out as you want
want take as much water out as you want and it doesn’t matter what you’re doing
and it doesn’t matter what you’re doing
and it doesn’t matter what you’re doing to the neighbors so it’s kind of the
to the neighbors so it’s kind of the
to the neighbors so it’s kind of the Wild West here the dips of the wells are
Wild West here the dips of the wells are
Wild West here the dips of the wells are always increased every year we see it
always increased every year we see it
always increased every year we see it more and more right now a lot of our
more and more right now a lot of our
more and more right now a lot of our wells are anywhere from 800 to about
wells are anywhere from 800 to about
wells are anywhere from 800 to about 1,200 feet the wells are gonna have to
1,200 feet the wells are gonna have to
1,200 feet the wells are gonna have to keep going deeper because that’s the
keep going deeper because that’s the
keep going deeper because that’s the only choice we got is to chase the water
only choice we got is to chase the water
only choice we got is to chase the water down
down
down it all follows down basically to
it all follows down basically to
it all follows down basically to no water higher our cost higher it is
no water higher our cost higher it is
no water higher our cost higher it is for milk and it just kind of trickles
for milk and it just kind of trickles
for milk and it just kind of trickles down I don’t even know if we’re gonna
down I don’t even know if we’re gonna
down I don’t even know if we’re gonna get water out of it it’s just a risk you
get water out of it it’s just a risk you
get water out of it it’s just a risk you take basically I guess
we have about seven drill rigs most of
we have about seven drill rigs most of the rigs are run in 24 hours this
the rigs are run in 24 hours this
the rigs are run in 24 hours this equipment is extremely high maintenance
equipment is extremely high maintenance
equipment is extremely high maintenance it’s a very specialized item to run you
it’s a very specialized item to run you
it’s a very specialized item to run you got to be able to feel what the rigs
got to be able to feel what the rigs
got to be able to feel what the rigs doing listening to it moan and groan
doing listening to it moan and groan
doing listening to it moan and groan just kind of knowing the limitations
just kind of knowing the limitations
just kind of knowing the limitations right now there’s no statewide plan to
right now there’s no statewide plan to
right now there’s no statewide plan to measure how much ground water we’re
measure how much ground water we’re
measure how much ground water we’re pumping we have to be really careful
pumping we have to be really careful
pumping we have to be really careful with balances we don’t want to pump out
with balances we don’t want to pump out
with balances we don’t want to pump out more ground water than is recharged to a
more ground water than is recharged to a
more ground water than is recharged to a basin and we’re learning that lesson the
basin and we’re learning that lesson the
basin and we’re learning that lesson the hard way
you know these farmers don’t have a
you know these farmers don’t have a choice if they don’t drill wells they
choice if they don’t drill wells they
choice if they don’t drill wells they can’t farm if they can’t farm they can’t
can’t farm if they can’t farm they can’t
can’t farm if they can’t farm they can’t feed California and California feeds the
feed California and California feeds the
feed California and California feeds the world people that live in the city don’t
world people that live in the city don’t
world people that live in the city don’t even know the drought exists they turned
even know the drought exists they turned
even know the drought exists they turned their faucet on and they’ve got water no
their faucet on and they’ve got water no
their faucet on and they’ve got water no big deal they don’t see the problem when
big deal they don’t see the problem when
big deal they don’t see the problem when they go to the market this winter they
they go to the market this winter they
they go to the market this winter they could see a big difference today I was
could see a big difference today I was
could see a big difference today I was talking to the farmer and he says hey
talking to the farmer and he says hey
talking to the farmer and he says hey can you sneak in another well for me I
can you sneak in another well for me I
can you sneak in another well for me I just lost another one and I hear that
just lost another one and I hear that
just lost another one and I hear that through all my customers everybody’s
through all my customers everybody’s
through all my customers everybody’s losing Wells they can’t keep spending
losing Wells they can’t keep spending
losing Wells they can’t keep spending two to four hundred thousand dollars on
two to four hundred thousand dollars on
two to four hundred thousand dollars on a thousand-foot well to pump water with
a thousand-foot well to pump water with
a thousand-foot well to pump water with you know somebody’s going to have to
you know somebody’s going to have to
you know somebody’s going to have to pick the cost up sooner or later
I think it would be called worse than a
I think it would be called worse than a boom it’s so hectic right now you’re
boom it’s so hectic right now you’re
boom it’s so hectic right now you’re always go go go go Google if I get three
always go go go go Google if I get three
always go go go go Google if I get three four hours I – straight up take a look
you’re pushing the equipment and I’m not
you’re pushing the equipment and I’m not the only one every drill around is doing
the only one every drill around is doing
the only one every drill around is doing the same thing they’re pushing their
the same thing they’re pushing their
the same thing they’re pushing their equipment right to the limits you know
equipment right to the limits you know
equipment right to the limits you know what are you gonna do go let brakes when
what are you gonna do go let brakes when
what are you gonna do go let brakes when it breaks you fix it and go again
there’s a lot of stuff in the world you
there’s a lot of stuff in the world you can live without but water is the one
can live without but water is the one
can live without but water is the one thing you cannot live without so I can
thing you cannot live without so I can
thing you cannot live without so I can see some day where it is going to be a
see some day where it is going to be a
see some day where it is going to be a very precious commodity
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