> Others may not have to hope for rain. Chris Sichler, who farms 650 acres near San Antonio, has wells to pump groundwater onto his fields should the irrigation

> Others may not have to hope for rain. Chris Sichler, who farms 650 acres near San Antonio, has wells to pump groundwater onto his fields should the irrigation canals dry up and the rains not materialize. “I’m droughtproof,” he said. “When we plant in the spring we don’t even take into consideration how much snowpack or surface water there’s going to be.” What an astonishing attitude for someone who is watching one natural resource actively disappear. He's only "droughtproof" for as long as the groundwater remains. I'm sure past farmers could never imagine the Rio Grande being used up.