Longtime Tule River Water Master Richard L. Schafer dies at 95
Richard L. Schafer left an “indelible” imprint on water systems — and the people who run them — in the southern San Joaquin Valley over his extensive career. The longtime Tule River Water Master, who had worked with just about every agricultural water district in the area, died Thursday. He was 95. Aside from his work on Tulare County water systems, Mr. Schafer, as he was called even by longtime associates, was also a mentor to those coming up in the water world behind him.