20150414 235.cr2 | Nathan Weyland

Chris Koehn of Dickey's Pump Service install a pump on John Alferes' land. Alferes, an almond grower, is concerned that his main irrigation pump may run dry, so he is having a larger pump (from .75 hp to 3 hp) installed on his domestic well. "It can only do one or two lines at a time...Not sure if it's enough", said Alferes.

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Chris Koehn of Dickey's Pump Service install a pump on John Alferes' land. Alferes, an almond grower, is concerned that his main irrigation pump may run dry, so he is having a larger pump (from .75 hp to 3 hp) installed on his domestic well. "It can only do one or two lines at a time...Not sure if it's enough", said Alferes.