I have access to four bodies of water on the property. On the east side there are two, and on the west side, one. Additionally, there is one major year around county creek flowing diagonally through the rectangle property which is shared by both sides.
When I write "crop irrigation", rain water would be ruled out because of the economics of capture relative to the plantable acreage. I am interested why I am receiving resistance to tapping an aquifier which provides a natural filter to the surface water.
In my area, I have been quoted over $4K to drill a water well 450 feet. The existing sources of water relative to the plantable acreage would entail running pipe which may be comparable to the cost of a well. Energy to power each should may not be equivalent, although I have not asked the sun (solar) which one it prefers.
You see, where I am, the entire state was recently classified as a disaster area because of the lack of rain. This may be a warning of things to come in the years ahead.
