San Joaquin Valley Research Paper
California’s San Joaquin Valley is highly recognized for its abundance in agriculture. Hispanics and Latinos make up about more than half the population in Tulare County, many of who are field workers. The prevalence of undocumented people and low-income earners in Tulare County forces them to be unable to remove themselves from living in low-income communities. About 95% of people in the San Joaquin Valley rely on groundwater for drinking. The agricultural use of intensive irrigation systems allows fertilizers to leach into nearby water systems. By researching the prevalence of nitrates, forms when nitrogen fertilizer enters water systems, in Tulare County, examining the various factors and players involved, I will demonstrate how this affects