Planning your property’s water system is critical
Creating a water master plan that takes in your current and future carrying capacity is a vital first step. Without that master plan, many stations install their water infrastructure ad hoc, which wastes time, money and water itself.
We work with many properties dealing with the legacy of poorly planned water systems—incorrectly installed pipes, inefficient tank placement and extreme evaporation.
We often see two or three pipelines running on top of the ground to the same area. Or ‘turkey’s nest’: an above-ground dam some stations use to water their cattle. These dams have a huge amount of evaporation and soakage into the soil—up to 40% of the water they’re pumping is being lost.
The result of this lack of planning is poor grazing management and thousands of dollars wasted every year.