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Orchard Irrigation with Water Harvesting Swales
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA

Water harvesting swales before seeding
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA

Water harvesting swales before seeding
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA

Native seeding with temporary irrigation
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA

Water harvesting swales after seeding
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA

Water harvesting swales and ponding after seeding
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA

Water harvesting swales and ponding after seeding
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA

Water harvesting swales and ponding after seeding
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA

Water harvesting swales and ponding after seeding
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA

Water harvesting swales after seeding
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Challenge:
Create a lush orchard in the dry and high desert of Northern New Mexico.
Solution:
Build water harvesting swales that have the potential to infiltrate 8,000,000 gallons of water per year.
Project Lead: Jeremiah Kidd
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