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RE: We are starting a homestead #3.
Congrats fellow Coloradoan. I look forward to seeing progress with this superb project. Your heart's in the right place and the homestead looks like it's in the right place as well.
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Hey, thanks. Water will be a challenge, but the property was too cool to pass up. Followed back. Thank you.
oooo Water is THE challenge. Especially in the west. Do you care to reveal what part of Colorado?
Southwest. We're already building swales, and we're going to do water catchment for the buildings.
The area is usually called the "dry side".
Southwest here as well. We have lots of water..both wells and ditches. We are not off grid so domestic is fine. We fight for the acequia water to irrigate. good job getting the swales going.
We have county water at the road but it's a huge pay in to connect. About 6K. Then we have to pipe it to the house site. Another couple grand. I think I can build a hell of a sustainable catchment and swale system for that much $.