El Paso valley growers deal with water, soil salinity

摘要

West Texas pecan growers gathered on Jan. 19 in El Paso to discuss their two biggest challenges: water availability and soil salinity issues. Jesus Reyes, the general manager of their El Paso County Water Improvement District #1, brought relatively good news on the water availability situation, at least for this season. Pecan growers in the El Paso Valley initially have a 3.5-acre-feet allotment for 2011, which could be raised to the full 4-acre-feet allotment by April or May if snowfall is plentiful in the Colorado mountains this winter.