A Deadly Draught (2013)
“The forecast promised some rain on the weekend. Yeah, right, like the piddling little bit we got last Saturday, just enough to keep the tourists away from the tasting, but not enough to raise the water table.
The head of the county board had called back earlier in the day, saying he could not dictate how much water I used, nor how many wells I drew from, but from his tone of voice I could tell he was unhappy that I was considering opening up the other well.
“We’re talking about the need for wat...er conservation here,” he said.
And I’m talking about whether I stay in business, I thought. I needed him as an ally, so I tried to reassure him that I shared his concerns about water usage.
“I appreciate that, and I certainly wouldn’t consider taking this step if I thought I’d be directly affecting the water table here. The old well is on a long finger of property that extends east beyond the Butternut Valley. A water resources expert from the college in town told me it was more likely the well was tapping into the aquifer associated with the Chenango River.MoreLess
The head of the county board had called back earlier in the day, saying he could not dictate how much water I used, nor how many wells I drew from, but from his tone of voice I could tell he was unhappy that I was considering opening up the other well.
“We’re talking about the need for wat...er conservation here,” he said.
And I’m talking about whether I stay in business, I thought. I needed him as an ally, so I tried to reassure him that I shared his concerns about water usage.
“I appreciate that, and I certainly wouldn’t consider taking this step if I thought I’d be directly affecting the water table here. The old well is on a long finger of property that extends east beyond the Butternut Valley. A water resources expert from the college in town told me it was more likely the well was tapping into the aquifer associated with the Chenango River.MoreLess
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