UBB irrigation water usage drops sharply in 2024

Rainfall in 2024 broke a four year drought trend 

  • A graph provided by Upper Big Blue NRD
    A graph provided by Upper Big Blue NRD
  • These maps depicting groundwater usage for irrigation in 2023 and '24 show a dramatic difference.
    These maps depicting groundwater usage for irrigation in 2023 and '24 show a dramatic difference.
    Recent figures on 2024 water pumping for irrigation confirm what we already knew about the major difference for farmers between last year and the previous year – last year was considerably wetter, which meant water usage for irrigation was way down. A bar graph prepared by the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District (NRD) and released last month, shows the average water usage for t...

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