Federal working group addressing water crisis, drought for producers

A Southwest Kansas farmer says there should be alternative resources available to help mitigate on-going drought and protect the water supply in the U.S. 

During a recent Senate Ag Subcommittee hearing, Tom Willis, of Garden City, told lawmakers without conservation techniques during irrigation season, his water supply could dry up. “That’s 10 feet of water that we used out of the aquifer that was not going to be replenished.   I could see that was not sustainable.”  

But, he says he’s been able to conserve over 1 billion gallons of water in six years.

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