Village News - Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma

I am a small avocado farmer in Fallbrook. After last year’s frost I treated my orchard very intensively without any pesticides, using very limited water and organic fertilizers. I believed I was also conforming with the Rainbow water company’s request to reduce my usage.

Now my allotment is based on those months’ drastically reduced usage. I volunteered and reduced 40 percent myself and now they are imposing an additional 40-percent reduction. How can the county remain rural if there are no more farms?

My water bill went from $350 to $1,200 per month, and there is no one who will ex...