Why does the Water District want to abandon its use of subsurface drip irrigation to dispose of wastewater?
The Water District will continue to use the subsurface drip irrigation system, and also will implement the practical and conservation-minded beneficial reuse solution as more families move into the community. To expand its capabilities and introduce a more conservation-minded approach, the Water District will implement its beneficial reuse plan to allow the Belterra community to reuse its clean-recycled water to irrigate more than 100 acres of parks and trails, thus conserving as much as 120 million gallons annually of precious groundwater that nourishes the aquifer.
Related Questions
- Do crops grown under drip irrigation systems actually require less water than crops irrigated with more conventional flood or sprinkler irrigation practices?
- Are there any utilities within the proposed district territory with public water or wastewater systems?
- How much water does drip irrigation save?
