More money is going to be spent on gaining a better understanding of how much groundwater there actually is. That is a good thing because we don't really have any idea of what there is.
Trouble is, that there is really nothing to compare it to in order to understand just how much we have actually lost.
How much water has there been put down holes to bring up oil?
What about drainage practices that run water off and don't allow ground water to recharge? Out where I live, there is some 160 miles of drainage ditch dug. This drainage has been going on since 1912 (or before as that is when the *****on Drainage Company was incorporated). Who knows how much water has been drained away over the years and how have ground water reserves, not to mention the water table been affected?
Recharge sometimes happens many miles from where the actual water source is. Drilling for water wells around here is pretty scary - many times people have to drill multiple times in order to get even minimal requirements. Think there is any correlation between no water for the well and draining all that water away?
I cannot see any real reason for the draining to keep happening year after year, especially during the drought years, when there is very little benefit to be gained. Sure, there is one fellow that I know of that can manage to get another 2 acres seeded to barley because he's drained the water out, but in the grand scheme of things, is he any further ahead?
What are your thoughts on gaining a good understanding of the ground water situation?
Trouble is, that there is really nothing to compare it to in order to understand just how much we have actually lost.
How much water has there been put down holes to bring up oil?
What about drainage practices that run water off and don't allow ground water to recharge? Out where I live, there is some 160 miles of drainage ditch dug. This drainage has been going on since 1912 (or before as that is when the *****on Drainage Company was incorporated). Who knows how much water has been drained away over the years and how have ground water reserves, not to mention the water table been affected?
Recharge sometimes happens many miles from where the actual water source is. Drilling for water wells around here is pretty scary - many times people have to drill multiple times in order to get even minimal requirements. Think there is any correlation between no water for the well and draining all that water away?
I cannot see any real reason for the draining to keep happening year after year, especially during the drought years, when there is very little benefit to be gained. Sure, there is one fellow that I know of that can manage to get another 2 acres seeded to barley because he's drained the water out, but in the grand scheme of things, is he any further ahead?
What are your thoughts on gaining a good understanding of the ground water situation?
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