Agriculture

Agriculture currently accounts for more than half of the state water demand. Working in conjunction with the USDA-NRCS, State Soil and Water Conservation Board, local soil and water conservation districts, and local groundwater conservation districts, our staff assists farmers in maximizing irrigation efficiency. We assist by providing grants to political subdivisions to implement conservation programs, and by utilizing either local districts or local lending institutions to provide loans for individual farmers to install more efficient irrigation equipment.

We provide a spreadsheet for calculating irrigation system efficiency as well as give irrigation water use estimates by county. We also support agricultural water conservation educational activities for agricultural trade shows and other events related to agriculture.