Gwen Cowgill has lived in South San Benito for the last 14 years.

Cowgill said she grew up hearing stories about the long stretch of water that sits behind her home. However, seeing what the Resaca looks like now pains her, she said.

“It makes me feel terrible, miserable, like I’ve been let down,” Cowgill said.

Cowgill said water levels have never been lower in her backyard Resaca, and believes the lack of water is what's killing the local wildlife.

“Fish and turtles live right here, and they’re being killed because the level of the resaca is so low it just breaks my heart,” Cowgill said. “I don’t want to see it go on, I want to see fresh water coming in here.”

It’s a sentiment that Cameron County Irrigation District # 2 interim General Manager Ben Escobar said he also has. However, E

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