In defense of those operating wells....Protecting significant investments, not to mention an aquaculture operation or other professional endeavors [farming, ranching], is a morally and of course legally legitimate use of water in my opinion. In my case I elected to dedicate the research and hard earned capital necessary 5 years ago to punch deeply for extreme conditions such as these. None of my neighbors wells have gone dry, if it happens, I'll have to reconsider if it's worth the risk to lose everything so my neighbors can take a shower. Would ranchers or farmers make the same considerations? I don't know...hard to believe my 49 GPM is making much of any impact when we're surrounded by 1500 GPM wells dedicated to center pivots watering nearly dead soybeans and corn. My closest neighbor is a half mile away, I know I'm not impacting their water supply, anyhow. Losing thousands of dollars worth of fish isn't something I want to even briefly consider! What are 100 HSB over 23" and 200 14"+ SMB worth, anyhow? I spent 20k on my well system to ensure I had water - many folks around here are spending money now to go deeper to ensure they have water, too. If I ran out of water my first call would be to my well driller and ask for an additional 100 feet, not to ask others to quit using water. That's my take, anyhow.




Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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