This is a piece we worked with the company Art Not War to look into the life of a farmer, Alfonso, a man intimately acquainted with using water for his profession as an alfalfa hay producer. It centers around the Clean Water Rule. As water rights continue to increase in importance for the next generations, it is important that we have experienced and valuable voices like Alfonso’s in the discussion to protect water rights in the future.
Alfonso pointedly remarks, “Snow from the mountains feed the streams, streams feed the rivers, rivers feed us. You can’t grow food without water. You can’t live without water. Without water nothing survives.”
The Clean Water Rule would protect water sources for 1 in 3 Americans. Needless to say, a hugely important issue.