tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post1571877072206485016..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta people amid water warsLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-80004427325123792302017-02-09T18:43:45.291-08:002017-02-09T18:43:45.291-08:00This is a very informative post. A close family fr...This is a very informative post. A close family friend lives on one of the islands in the Delta accessible only by boat, and his experiences and lifestyle can be characterized as rural without a doubt. There are a great number of concerns of Delta folks have that are amplified by tensions regarding water use, businesses, and the environment. I often wonder about the lack of infrastructure that would undoubtedly prevent my friend from getting medical care and police services when he needs them --indeed he's had a lot of difficulty in those realms. Whose responsibility would it be to make the Delta safer or more 'accessible' for services such as those? Is this an obligation of state or local governments? Or are small Delta communities required to "fend for themselves" and be self-sufficient the way many other rural spaces have been forced to be?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192921782376440109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-17880841289423512362017-01-30T14:39:17.681-08:002017-01-30T14:39:17.681-08:00I really enjoyed your article! I had not heard of ...I really enjoyed your article! I had not heard of the rural communities living on the Delta islands before. It's true, that they don't fit into the geographic definition of rural, but from your description it appears that they have many of the characteristics associated with other rural areas. I can see how their voices may be drowned out by the larger farming communities to the south in the fight for water. I look forward to reading your next post about their role in the water debate. I hope that you will discuss how their views might differ from those of the larger farming communities, especially on the environmental aspects of the water debate. Comparing different rural perspectives on such an important issue is a very interesting topic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-45611735192875686562017-01-29T15:44:33.614-08:002017-01-29T15:44:33.614-08:00Great article! I really appreciate your take on th...Great article! I really appreciate your take on this idea of "juxtaposition" and even the "battleground" type attitude, because it is evident to me through my time living in a small farming town that this idea of "it's MY water, why is it always getting sent away to X place?" Is a really predominant sentiment. The Delta sees so much of its water flow to other locations, and small farmers in that area can often feel unfairly left out of the "who gets enough water" equation. The environment versus agriculture argument always seems like such a false and unnecessary construct to me; there are absolutely ways in which farm and environmental interests intersect, and being aware of those intersections and working on compromising rather than going to war is a much more efficient way of handling these issues. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683477132023923670noreply@blogger.com