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> Could someone chime in with how these farmers physically get this water? on my grandparents ranch they dig a hole in the river from which they pump the water
by deb89434 5y ago
> Could someone chime in with how these farmers physically get this water?
on my grandparents ranch they dig a hole in the river from which they pump the water.
> Do they own the land the steam is on or does the government own the streams and provide permits for access? Do they own the land the steam is on or does the government own the streams and provide permits for access?
they own the land on either side of the river and have water rights to the river (or at very least they have taking water from the stream for over 100 years ... it's an old family farm). though apparently fish supersede their water rights.
> Is it generally the farmers themselves doing this or is there some middleman (public/private?) water distributor?
no middle man
- HappyDreamer 5y ago> they dig a hole in the river Maybe a silly question, but why did they dig a hole in the river? Wasn't there water there already, at that time? Or maybe the river is dried up in the summer, and they dig a hole (dig? drilled?) to access water in the ground below? > though apparently fish supersede their water rights I'm curious about what your grandparents think about the water restrictions (if you happen to know, and if I may ask)
- sparky_z 5y agoI assumed they meant that they dug a hole in the river to create a tunnel/pipe that conveys the water out of the river and into their irrigation system.
- simfree 5y agoThey could also have dug a hole adjacent the river to take advantge of the filtering properties of the soil (gravel, sand, clay or whatever it is along this river), reducing algae, contaminants and eliminating fish from the water for free.