WATER CONSERVATION
Things to do around the farm
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Pumping dams to dam This can be costly….. so when will this idea work? When you have one or 2 deeper containers and most of your water is less than 1metre deep at the start of the dry season ; You probably will have to contain stock or water them away anyway . Remember water pumping is cheap and the walls of all your dams are mostly shallow water. Carting water is expensive. One truckload could cost as much as all your pumping ! “Once its all in one” you can consider water harvesting.
Australian temperate climate areas only |
When water is in very short supply (The following less obvious techniques are amongst the most effective in reducing evaporation and increasing runoff use after a storm )
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