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Valley Water grapples with “unsustainable” water subsidy for farmers
Sprinklers water a field of poblano peppers at B&T Farms in Gilroy, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Water from sprinklers water a poblano peppers at B&T Farms in Gilroy, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Sprinklers water a field of poblano peppers at B&T Farms in Gilroy, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A hose from a sub-surface drip irrigation system is used to water Napa cabbage at B&T Farms in Gilroy, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A rainbow appears as a field of poblano peppers is watered at B&T Farms in Gilroy, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A puddle forms around a sprinkler at B&T Farms in Gilroy, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Paul Mirassou, of B&T Farms, stands near one of the farms underground water wells in Gilroy, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Sprinklers water a field of poblano peppers at B&T Farms in Gilroy, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A workers clear weeds along rows of romaine lettuce at B&T Farms in Gilroy, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A worker clears weeds along a row of romaine lettuce at B&T Farms in Gilroy, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Paul Mirassou’s dog Katie stands next to a sub-surface drip irrigation system that is used to water Napa cabbage at B&T Farms in Gilroy, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
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