Is it legal to take water?

Question

Fresh water drain near to sea ,run of from the fields thats going to be let out to sea. the drain is full of fish people fish there regulary.during them summer when fields are dry local farmer fills tankers and takes to fields. sounds a good idea but at what cost to environment.

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

only 1 correct answer, give the points to Richard.....

a farmer or anyone needs a licence to remove an agreed amount of water.

the amount is decide upon by the agency, depending on the natural average flow of the stream, size of an aquifier etc.. counting the damage that could be done to life in the stream if it level was lowered etc..

It could be limit of x number of  litres per day, or an annual limit.

Answer 3

U can take a horse to water but a pencil must be lead

Answer 4

It's not legal, and you'd better ask your local DEFRA office what you can and can't do, otherwise you might well find yourself in deep s**t.

Answer 5

If the water is already going to be drained into the ocean, putting into a field instead couldn't be any worse.

Fish tend to be especially sensitive to toxic chemicals, so if there's good fishing in this drainage, chances are the water is safe.

Answer 6

THANKS

I needed a laugh at this time in the morning

Answer 7

Ask the stone quarries that question.  After they finish putting a giant whole in the earth, they fill it with water.  How much water do they lower my water table by?

A one inch rain is equivalent to 25000 gallons of water per acre.  Tanking water in is virtually impossible.  Most irrigation is done from quarries, rivers, creeks and ponds.   At what cost to the enviroment?  Irrigation has been done for ages.  The water takes a different route to the same place.  Evaporates in the sky to be rained somewhere else, where it will flow into another body of water or filtered through the earth into underground aquifers. etc etc etc  Water constantly recycles.  Greater worry is the shift of global warming where there isnt much water to recycle. o.O

Answer 8

If in the UK the farmer would need a water abstraction licence, even if the water was just about to go out to sea.

Even though the abstraction is so close to the sea, it still might harm the environment nearby.  It could reduce the level of the water in the drain, drying it and nearby fields out, or it might even allow the sea to flood back up the drain, killing any freshwater fish with salt (and not doing too much good to the fields either).  What happened would depend upon whether there is a sea-wall, which side of the wall the abstraction point was, how much was being taken, and the natural flow rate.

If the abstraction was not too great, a UK farmer would probably get a licence without much difficulty.

Answer 9

It shouldn't be but it is.

Answer 10

since you ask about the "sea" I presume you're not in the US, and most things here are regulated.  You said the water drains into the sea.  I would ask where the water comes from.  If it's from other farms then it's considered runoff and may have contanimants (like pesticides) in it and may not be drinkable but "may" be ok for farming.  Although it would be a good idea to ask the government if that is ok for you to do, if you're merely concerned about the situation then remind yourself that if you asked and someone became aware of what people were doing then many farmers would be hurt. Why not let someone else take issue with that?  People merely try to survive.

Answer 11

Yes dear, there is no harm to take few tankers of water for the fields, the huse sea will never mind.

Answer 12

yes it is

Answer 13

It's legal and won't hurt anything.

If the farmers are going on private property to fill the tankers, then it's illegal unless they have permission from the property owner.

Answer 14

Yep - and it shouldn't really effect the environment at all .Think of it as recycling

Answer 15

Is it legal to take water??  of course - especially if you are swallowing tablets! It tells you to on the bottle.

Answer 16

I don't believe so, but probably the best place to find out would be your nearest Department of Ecology or Fish and Wildlife (probably DOE would be the best)