Daniel Marsh: In praise of cities sending their water to thirsty farming district

I think both the cities of Modesto and Turlock deserve high praise for selling recycled and treated waste water to the water sparse Del Puerto Water District. This is a first for us in this county.

This will assure s highly significant about of water gets to the westside farmers for years to come. Thus making farming even more economically sustainable in the region. This is proven technology. The nation of Israel has used this technology for years. In California, we’ve been using it in Napa and Sonoma counties.

The main point in this instance is the great political cooperation accomplished between the cities and rural agriculture. They are not in competition for the scarce water supply. Farming in all its variety is still the economic king here in the valley, and this will assure an even brighter future.

This story was originally published July 8, 2016 at 10:42 AM with the headline "Daniel Marsh: In praise of cities sending their water to thirsty farming district."