Importance Of Salvaging Water In Nevada

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We must start salvaging our water in Nevada. 70% of the water we use is used for agriculture. One idea I have to recover the water that is used in agriculture is drip irrigation. Drip irrigation is where the water is sent directly to the plant. So it reduces the evaporation that happens with spray watering systems. A good idea that goes with the drip irrigation is having a timer set on it. Set the timer to hours cooler in the day so you have a lesser chance of having the water evaporate as you would if it was hotter out.
Another way to help reduce the agricultural purpose of water use is to do rotational grazing. Rotational grazing is when you put your livestock in the pasture in which you want to grow plants. This helps promote pasture regrowth.

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