some people give a tip to Public Citizen Washington dc-based nonprofit
Washington dc-based nonprofit
Washington dc-based nonprofit organization about what appeared to be
organization about what appeared to be
organization about what appeared to be some shady water deals going on in
some shady water deals going on in
some shady water deals going on in Central Valley’s California
Central Valley’s California
Central Valley’s California you know first thing I did was I looked
you know first thing I did was I looked
you know first thing I did was I looked up the current water bank online you
up the current water bank online you
up the current water bank online you know Google was in its early years more
know Google was in its early years more
know Google was in its early years more or less 2003 well it turns out it’s
or less 2003 well it turns out it’s
or less 2003 well it turns out it’s largely controlled by something called a
largely controlled by something called a
largely controlled by something called a roll international and when I called
roll international and when I called
roll international and when I called their headquarters and asked to speak to
their headquarters and asked to speak to
their headquarters and asked to speak to a public relations person if they didn’t
a public relations person if they didn’t
a public relations person if they didn’t have one
have one
have one I said well to whom should I address any
I said well to whom should I address any
I said well to whom should I address any research questions they said we don’t
research questions they said we don’t
research questions they said we don’t give information to the public we
give information to the public we
give information to the public we suggest you don’t research us and hung
suggest you don’t research us and hung
suggest you don’t research us and hung up so I Drive down to Bakersfield and
up so I Drive down to Bakersfield and
up so I Drive down to Bakersfield and then follow the directions out to the
then follow the directions out to the
then follow the directions out to the address and I’m a little bit confused
address and I’m a little bit confused
address and I’m a little bit confused because the sign outside says paramount
because the sign outside says paramount
because the sign outside says paramount farming company not current water bank
farming company not current water bank
farming company not current water bank Authority walk in the front door and ask
Authority walk in the front door and ask
Authority walk in the front door and ask a receptionist the current water banking
a receptionist the current water banking
a receptionist the current water banking over that office is oh yeah they’re just
over that office is oh yeah they’re just
over that office is oh yeah they’re just down the hall it’s like okay the current
down the hall it’s like okay the current
down the hall it’s like okay the current water bank is the supposedly public
water bank is the supposedly public
water bank is the supposedly public entity and the members are a number of
entity and the members are a number of
entity and the members are a number of different water districts water agencies
different water districts water agencies
different water districts water agencies water storage districts and also private
water storage districts and also private
water storage districts and also private company called Westside mutual water
company called Westside mutual water
company called Westside mutual water company LLC and I remember asking who
company LLC and I remember asking who
company LLC and I remember asking who are they will live there landowners well
are they will live there landowners well
are they will live there landowners well who what land available they represent
who what land available they represent
who what land available they represent their own land they didn’t want to
their own land they didn’t want to
their own land they didn’t want to mention the name paramount farming which
mention the name paramount farming which
mention the name paramount farming which was notable considering where we were
was notable considering where we were
was notable considering where we were sitting which is inside Paramount’s
sitting which is inside Paramount’s
sitting which is inside Paramount’s office building but seemed is this this
office building but seemed is this this
office building but seemed is this this is a case of extremely valuable public
is a case of extremely valuable public
is a case of extremely valuable public property an essential element of the
property an essential element of the
property an essential element of the state public water system which had
state public water system which had
state public water system which had essentially been given to a very wealthy
essentially been given to a very wealthy
essentially been given to a very wealthy private company
private company
private company but really just one landowner one
but really just one landowner one
but really just one landowner one corporate farmer
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