But in the central valley, I know a lot of agriculture was helped, but for some reason, dairy is not allowed. And to qualify for some of the programs out there, and A lot of the flooding probably wouldn't have been as bad had management of our rivers and creeks and things that were going through the valley if they hadn't been ignored for so long. it made rivers flood in areas that weren't previously expected. And farmers were waking up with two to 3ft of water and having to evacuate cattle just to save them and try to do as much as they possibly could. (01:13–01:23)
CLAIM
Asserts that poor management of rivers and creeks contributed to the severity of the flooding in California's Central Valley.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.