A Western Kansas farmer says it’s critical that the state’s agriculture community support a recommendation to preserve the Ogallala Aquifer.
David Schemm tells Brownfield wells have dried up in his area over the last decade and it’s had lasting economic impacts. “It is by far, in my opinion, way more important to ensure that I have water to drink when I get back to my house, that we have water for our animals and livestock, and I think that’s what it comes down to that we prioritize the correct thing there.”
The Kansas Water Authority recently recommended the state move away from its long-standing policy of draining the Aquifer for irrigation use.
