The Water of Lost Hills | Water & Power: A California Heist

Rafaela I know you feel grateful yes to

Rafaela I know you feel grateful yes to the wonderful company and they have done

the wonderful company and they have done

the wonderful company and they have done things that no farmer will do there’s a

things that no farmer will do there’s a

things that no farmer will do there’s a park now there’s no roads are better

park now there’s no roads are better

park now there’s no roads are better there’s some houses but the wages are

there’s some houses but the wages are

there’s some houses but the wages are still minimum and the water is to a

still minimum and the water is to a

still minimum and the water is to a problem we don’t think that waterfall

problem we don’t think that waterfall

problem we don’t think that waterfall here we didn’t even like it for that

here we didn’t even like it for that

here we didn’t even like it for that ditches so it’s really big but what is

ditches so it’s really big but what is

ditches so it’s really big but what is here is really a bit sometimes he comes

here is really a bit sometimes he comes

here is really a bit sometimes he comes with our fennec yes so the farm workers

with our fennec yes so the farm workers

with our fennec yes so the farm workers don’t have water to drink but the trees

don’t have water to drink but the trees

don’t have water to drink but the trees have plenty of water to draw I know for

have plenty of water to draw I know for

have plenty of water to draw I know for the one yeah almost all the water in

the one yeah almost all the water in

the one yeah almost all the water in this valley is full of toxicity one of

this valley is full of toxicity one of

this valley is full of toxicity one of the first things that happened to me

the first things that happened to me

the first things that happened to me when I started working here is I was

when I started working here is I was

when I started working here is I was going door-to-door visiting residents

going door-to-door visiting residents

going door-to-door visiting residents and a couple of women said come in and

and a couple of women said come in and

and a couple of women said come in and come in and they offered me a glass of

come in and they offered me a glass of

come in and they offered me a glass of what they were calling lost hills

what they were calling lost hills

what they were calling lost hills lemonade and they were laughing about it

lemonade and they were laughing about it

lemonade and they were laughing about it and I could smell it I could smell the

and I could smell it I could smell the

and I could smell it I could smell the chlorine and that was our introduction

chlorine and that was our introduction

chlorine and that was our introduction to the water here have you asked the

to the water here have you asked the

to the water here have you asked the water district here why it’s coming out

water district here why it’s coming out

water district here why it’s coming out yellow I have in the response that I

yellow I have in the response that I

yellow I have in the response that I received is well it’s an infrastructure

received is well it’s an infrastructure

received is well it’s an infrastructure problem because lots of pipes and a lot

problem because lots of pipes and a lot

problem because lots of pipes and a lot of pipes in the house but with all this

of pipes in the house but with all this

of pipes in the house but with all this infrastructure changes to the Resnick’s

infrastructure changes to the Resnick’s

infrastructure changes to the Resnick’s to improve the water system you know the

to improve the water system you know the

to improve the water system you know the infrastructure of the pipes going into

infrastructure of the pipes going into

infrastructure of the pipes going into people’s homes you know and this is what

people’s homes you know and this is what

people’s homes you know and this is what we’re seeing throughout current county

we’re seeing throughout current county

we’re seeing throughout current county that some areas are parched and some

that some areas are parched and some

that some areas are parched and some farms are drying up because who holds

farms are drying up because who holds

farms are drying up because who holds the right to that water and who is going

the right to that water and who is going

the right to that water and who is going to benefit most from being able to grow

to benefit most from being able to grow

to benefit most from being able to grow more pistachios and more pomegranates

more pistachios and more pomegranates

more pistachios and more pomegranates that’s the California story there has

that’s the California story there has

that’s the California story there has always been a fight over the water and

always been a fight over the water and

always been a fight over the water and just like any war

just like any war

just like any war just collateral damage

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