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00:00 For generations before them, this fertile valley had been a source of prosperity.
00:05 Jordi's apple orchard covering 20 hectares was passed on to him by his father.
00:11 Joan Marc inherited 70 hectares of cereal crops.
00:16 But successive droughts and severe water restrictions could mark the end of the family business.
00:22 This year I won't be able to sow anything or perhaps just sunflowers or sorghum.
00:28 If only they gave me some water I'd be able to sow and keep on working.
00:32 But without water I can't do anything here. Nothing will grow.
00:37 Jordi is the head of a farmers' association, counting 5,000 members in the region.
00:43 If in the next four to five years we don't find a solution for the farming sector,
00:48 we'll have to close shop and maybe work in the tourism industry. They have water.
00:54 Both cities and rural areas share the same water supply, seven reservoirs across Catalonia.
01:02 Jordi depends on the Sau reservoir.
01:05 The site of a church once underwater has made headlines around the world.
01:11 It has dropped to one percent of its capacity.
01:14 These reservoirs help regulate supply but a large share of water goes to Barcelona.
01:21 Given that the city, businesses and the tourism industry are the priority,
01:25 other sectors and us farmers come last.
01:27 Jordi began working at the farm at the age of 18
01:34 and has since expanded production to several apple varieties, harvesting 700 tons per year.
01:41 Shortages have since forced him to reconsider his water usage.
01:47 Now we have drip irrigation systems that slowly drip water at the root.
01:51 We have sensors in the soil but I can't do more than that.
01:56 It already tells me precise water and humidity levels.
01:59 Beneath the barren land, sea water is also creeping in,
02:07 yet another consequence of recurring droughts.
02:11 Aquifer levels have dropped so low that the Mediterranean Sea is silently gaining ground.
02:17 Nothing grows here, it's like the desert.
02:20 Both farmers blame authorities for failing to anticipate the long-lasting drought.
02:29 It will need to rain for 70 consecutive days for groundwater levels to return to normal.