unit 42 water catchment project

[creed]

Here's an email I received from the unit 42 WM concerning a water project this week. I am going to attach a link to a map. If you will click on the link it should take you to the webpage with the map. Click on it and it should enlarge itself otherwise it is hard to read.

 

Hey Bruce,

 

I don’t know if you got the word from Travis yet but we are doing that rebuild of catchment 598 starting next Wednesday afternoon (2nd) thru Sunday (if it takes that long). You’re welcome to come out and help if you are not busy.

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

Craig Heath

 

Wildlife Manager III

 

Arizona Game & Fish

 

Wickenburg South

 

623-882-2140

 

cheath@azgfd.gov

 

 

Link to map

http://www.hunt101.com/showphoto.php?photo=714690&ppuser=23557

[ehunt]

I was able to make it out Friday to help out. Here are a few pics of the rebuild. Thanks to Craig, Dave, John, Charley, Bob, and Curtis with Game and Fish and Travis, Troy, Kent and my bro Scott for the hard work!

 

Here is a pic of the old apron and drinker.

 

Here are the pipes that were put in that will hold over 10,000 gallons of water!

[CouesWhitetail]

Thanks for going out to help on this project Eric! That's cool. I haven't seen the pipe design before...usually they use big round undergound tanks. Did they say anything about the benefits of the pipe design?

[ehunt]

Thanks for going out to help on this project Eric! That's cool. I haven't seen the pipe design before...usually they use big round undergound tanks. Did they say anything about the benefits of the pipe design?

 

 

From what i understood the pipes hold more water and there is less evaporation. They were going to build another dam that would capture water off of a seperate water shed. I think the old drinker would hold approx. 2000 gallons and now by adding the new system it will hold an additional 10,000 gallons. Pretty awesome!