For instance, both Eastern and Western states are issuing site-specific permits. In this new era of water rights, states in both regions are trying to strike a balance in meeting the needs of existing users with new uses, such as protecting stream flows to maintain ecological diversity. Now one group is pitted against another, such as agriculture versus Atlanta. He says a better approach would be to implement drought management programs and other measures that would more fairly allocate water throughout watersheds and get away from taking water from one user and putting it into the hands of another user. . Ga. Irrigating 1,450 of the 1,850 acres he farms, he'll quickly tell you there is no other way for him to stay in business.
Irrigation is agriculture's drought management program.
I farm deep sand. We're only three days away from a drought. Water is a resource most farmers once took for granted. That's no longer the case as cities grow needier by the day. Most analysts say farmers will have to make do with less.