Flooding out other farmers was “premeditated” by the powerful J.G. Boswell Company, one farmer asserts
By the time Erik Hansen had a moment to sit down in a Corcoran pizza parlor on a recent afternoon, the 5th generation farmer was tired, detached and a little defeated looking. He talked matter-of-factly of his family’s losses so far: At least 3,000 acres are under water, some orchards will die, his cousin’s house is destroyed and his own family had to evacuate to his dad’s place in Visalia. And more water is coming with the snow melt, he said. Based on his memories of the 1982-’83 flood, he anticipated water would remain on the land for possibly a year.
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