Learn best practices for building and maintaining a dependable dugout in an upcoming webinar series.
‘Dugouts are an important multi-purpose water source for rural residents,’ says Shawn Elgert, agricultural water engineer with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. ‘This 2-part webinar series is geared for those with dugouts for livestock, fish dugouts and household usage, not including drinking water.’
Elgert will cover a number of topics including:
- planning considerations – regulatory issues, size, location, water supply
- dugout design – soil texture, side slopes, inlet structures, sedimentation
- construction – pre-construction testing, liners, excavating equipment, hiring a contractor
- dugout operation and protection – intake systems, pumps, off source livestock watering systems, potential funding sources
- water quality issues and treatment solutions – algal blooms, chemical pollutants, livestock run-off, preventative and reactionary measures
- dugouts for stocking fish – water source testing, ideal water quality, sizing, aeration, predators
Source : alberta.ca