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At the application of several clients, local ag consultant Michael J. Dolle has developed a spread cover showing the amount of irrigation water they will be able to pump and apply to their cropland this year and in the tomorrow.

Dolle, a former Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent, explained that recently-implemented rules from the Lofty Plains Underground Water Conservation District restricts the amount of water farmers can bail out to irrigate their crops. It's part of the district's 50/50 management goal to have 50 percent of the saturated thickness of the Ogallala Aquifer in 2010 still ready for use in 2060.

As a result of those pumping restrictions, farmers are being required to put metering devices on their wells.

"This tabulation is part of the education process, so farmers can more easily see how much water they will be able to pump," Dolle explained. "It's powerful for these guys to understand what the rules mean to them. If they are planning on planting corn and applying 20 inches of water on the crop, this map out will help them figure out how many acres they can plant and water, and how long they can run their pivot systems to use that water.

Source: Plainview Daily Herald

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Source: Workshop on expanding drip irrigation slated for today : Kaieteur News