Water Table Maps Show Need for Water Projects
The Conservation and Survey Division has released some new groundwater maps. Click here to see the maps. The Omaha paper focuses on the 2000 to 2005 map. That is the one that they think maps their point most dramatically. Take a look at all of the maps for yourself.
If you look at the long term maps, there are several areas that are seeing a decline even without the effects of the drought. If we want those declines to stop, we must either stop irrigation or create water projects.
There are a number of people that prefer to stop irrigation. This group of naysayers says it isn't possible to do water projects anymore. At least they hope they can't be done and they do whatever they can to make sure their prediction is true.
WaterClaim believes we must create water projects that stablize the aquifer and maintain the streams, if we want to keep irrigated agriculture. We prefer the wise management of water instead of the shutdown of irrigation.