Ganje suspicious of East River aquifer permit application

Because of dissolved mineral salts from ancient sea beds aquifer sources are not considered high quality water for irrigation but fossil water from limestone contains the building blocks that made us human. 

In 2016 a religious cult notorious for decimating watersheds was ordered to restore riparian habitat after draining and tiling federally-protected wetlands in Hamlin County, South Dakota.

The state is the trustee of the public waters of the state including groundwater located within the state’s jurisdiction. This means the government of the state of South Dakota manages the right to use public waters. The South Dakota Niobrara aquifer is a secondary aquifer in the state which consists of marine shale, chalk, marl, and chalky limestone of the Niobrara Formation. Most well yields from the Niobrara are sufficient only for domestic use, but some ag use is noted in state records. Water drawn from it can be utilized for irrigation purposes but not in large quantities. No studies have been done to estimate the recharge rate to the Niobrara aquifer in South Dakota. For a sustainable system the amount of water withdrawn from an aquifer should be balanced with the amount of water returned (recharged) by nature to that aquifer. [David Ganje: Aquifers – out of sight and out of mind?]

I really don’t care what happens East River because it’s already destroyed but West River can still be rewilded and preserved. I want to see money for West River land owners who would put their ground back into native grasses be exempt from taxes and leased as wildlife corridors. I want to see domestic livestock confined to internment camps East River where Hutterites will ultimately control all the ag ground there.