There is a creek down the road, but nothing that would be of concern. With how many high-n-dry fields up here that look like lakes, I would be surprised if he did not have a bit extra water than he planned for!
Good argument for RAS, eh!
Yeah and on top of that a lot less flow needed too!
BTW, I had some discussions with some very knowledgeable people at our last conference. Seems the trout systems Summerfelt et al. are pushing -- which are really partial RAS due to the massive amount of make up water -- are overkill according to some well respected people in the field I know. Good to know! According to Summerfelt for trout and salmon you have to replace the entire tank volume ever day. Kind of defeats the purpose of an RAS IMHO.