When Silk Grass Farms began operations in 2019, water drainage and retention on the farm was poor. This led to flooding during rainy season and droughts throughout dry season, accentuating weather extremes brought on by climate change. After heavy rains, we collected drone footage to see where water was naturally settling and where storm runoff was further eroding the land. Observing how water moves over and through the land informs our evolving water management plan. After seeing where water naturally settles and flows, we replaced eroded culverts with French drains and created 13 reservoir ponds. This slows storm runoff prevent erosion, spreads the water more evenly across the land to reduce flooding, replenishes groundwater, and stores water in reserve for the dry season.
Our reservoir ponds are designed to slowly replenish the water table and to help feed our irrigation system.
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8 - Silk Grass Farms - Environmental Impact Strategy
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