[AT] Farm flooding update California - new info

[Richard Walker]

Grant, I'm shocked and saddened by your severe flooding devastation.  Am 
I correct these are fields west of your main ranch headquarters off 
Shore Road?  From past visits I'm roughly guessing that area is over 
half a mile away from Pacheco Creek.  So basically the creek cut a new 
channel far from its original course right through you? Wow.

Worse (if that's possible) those are fields that have been in your 
family for many years and that you've personally farmed starting way 
back in the '70's.  Not leased land.

Judy and I know recovery will be in the best of possible hands, thanks 
to your vast common sense knowledge and hard work ethic. You're probably 
already starting to think of what old equipment to buy cheap at auctions 
to forge ahead with gully filling and rock removal.  Our best wishes to 
you and family.


-  Richard


> Well, here is the updated info on our flooding here. I don't usually 
> post when I am sad, but this morning I am. Yesterday I was able to 
> finally look at just how bad the flood damage was to our farm from the 
> Pacheco Creek flooding. We have a 6 foot deep gully that is up to 30 
> feet wide through two of our most productive fields! In addition the 
> remainder of one of those two is covered with a layer of rocks from 
> the flood. I am just trying to figure out whether there is some way to 
> fix this economically. We shall see. Over 40 acres of land damaged 
> there in those two fields. I was taking video last night and can't 
> post that, but I am attaching a picture that shows where they are on 
> the edge of the open water where one creek heads into the lake. Every 
> part of this picture with water except for the creek beds is normally 
> fields, pastures and homes.... Grant Brians - Hollister,California 
> farmer of vegetables (and floods?)