Flood irrigation has positive water impacts
Drive by a flooded almond orchard in the countryside surrounding Manteca, Ripon and Escalon and your first thought might be outrage. After all, California is slipping deeper into a third year of a devastating drought. Looks, however, can be deceiving. What looks like a waste of water is actually helping keep water flowing to your home to wash clothes, drink, flush toilets, shower or bathe, and wash dishes and such if you live in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop.