SLO County's groundwater has been polluted by fertilizers. Should farmers cut their use?
Local farmers fear proposed nitrogen fertilizer limits could put them out of business.
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Local farmers fear proposed nitrogen fertilizer limits could put them out of business.
With all the flooding, runoff and more snowmelt still to come, everyone’s wondering: How’s the groundwater?
The small Monterey County farming community of San Lucas must live daily with the inconvenience, danger and fear of contaminated water.
The small Monterey County farming community of San Lucas must live daily with the inconvenience, danger and fear of contaminated water.
San Lucas, a small farming community in Monterey County, is one of many across the Salinas and Central valleys that faces water insecurity in a state that is the world’s fourth-largest economy.