Field tiling DOES impact flooding

[TylerS]

New study just out pretty much confirms what many of us have believed for years despite the naysayers from the ag industry. If poorly managed, drain tiling CAN contribute to a river's crest during a flood. Flooding and tiling story

[jentz]

Not only that but the aquifers are robbed of replenishment!Think of all the unplotted tiles.The dead zone grows larger every year!The chemicals,and nutrients are not filtered out!!

[kfk]

The flooding isn't the worst of what drain tiling may increase. The increased phospahates and nitrates caused by drain tiling are polluting our rivers and lakes. Need proof? Google the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico and the problems that are now affecting Lake Winnipeg. Drain tiloing needs to be regulated more closely, but who am I to say that? I'm just a chemist.

[jmd1]

Wow you all are hammering the Ag industry this week. No fishing yet?

[flyfisher03]

Not only does tiling increase nutrients into the streams, increase flooding, and decrease recharge rates of our aquifers. It also increases the base-flow of streams with an overall increase of annual discharge thus increasing bank-erosion. This bank-erosion then increases the amount of sediment in the streams decreasing clarity, adding nutrients that were locked into the stream-bank, and choking out spawning habitat of many desirable species of fish (ie walleye, small-mouths).

[eyedawg]

Wow you all are hammering the Ag industry this week. No fishing yet?

I think people are finally fed up with the ag industry!! Also they must forget about all the ditching that goes on and with the technology they have now days the water doesn't sit for long. I sure hope they crack down on it and I would be willing to bet that if they did our flooding would be less frequent.

[jmd1]

not much flooding this year tho, maybe they should outlaw logging first.

[kobear]

It's okay, the permit process says if you will be flooding someone else you can't get a permit.

IF the person being flooded is within one mile of you.

If the flood will be in Fargo, well let em have it.