Hill Country Groundwater Recharge

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3 жыл бұрын

Bryan Hummel shows us his groundwater recharge project in the Red Bluff Creek area of the Texas Hill Country.
Berms and swales on contour is a great way to restore degraded landscapes, increase biodiversity, mitigate stormwater runoff, and of course, turn a stormwater liability into a groundwater asset on your land.
Giving the stormwater time and space to infiltrate can drastically improve land health, and create seeps and springs on your land!

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@deXXXXter2 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, we need updates on that. Awesome work.

@jameshearn1932 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I own 11 acres in Blanco county our hill is one of the highest points in the county. When I cleared the cedar on the top portion I used it to build berms and trails and brush piles for the critters. I did the same throughout the property. A few years ago after a heavy rain the water was running off the property for several weeks. It was an eyeopener. I felt like all this water was being robbed from my neighbors who have wells. So, after some thought I decided to reroute and close half of my trails. Bingo it worked! It's been several years now and every time it rains none of it runs off and all the water soaks in the ground rather quickly. I know it's a small piece of land compared to yours but with most new development in the hill country selling 5- 10 acres lots, collectively if all these new people would not moonscape the land and do what I did/you did, just think how much water would be filtered into our aquifer thus benefiting the springs, creeks and river and not to mention alleviate flooding.

@threeriversforge1997 Жыл бұрын

I've got friends and family throughout Texas and they all marvel at this stuff because it's just not talked about in most circles. Videos like this are great, but being able to see it in person really makes the difference. With folks like you putting your money where your mouth is.... you're teaching folks even when you don't know it. Everyone around you will be able to see how lush your land is because you hold the water back as much as you can, and they'll want to mimic it. Hopefully. Maybe reach out to your neighbors upstream and down. See if you can get them to come by for a tour or help them install a small swale/berm on their land so they can watch it change the ecology for the better while they plan for more catchments. Every little bit helps.

@owenwoodward4467 Жыл бұрын

Cleared Cedar 😪

@BigBadJohn1892 Жыл бұрын

@@owenwoodward4467 clearing the cedar ruins sloped land within a few shorts years due to erosion.

@PerennialGrowth 9 ай бұрын

What’s the best way to manage cedar when wanting to control its spread and promote grass growth instead?

@GotoHere 8 ай бұрын

The idiots governing Boerne are water illiterates.

@df6580 10 ай бұрын

I’m from San Antonio, Texas and conserving water is very important. It is feast or famine when it comes to rainfall, this is especially true over the recharge zone that provides the water for the city of San Antonio.

@GotoHere 8 ай бұрын

You have idiot democrats governing San Antonio. They are water illiterates. Getting what you vote for. IE. See Chicago.

@lobotomie66 2 жыл бұрын

great work - wish this would be done all over the world greets from Germany

@pam9470 Жыл бұрын

Really interesting and informative video - many of our landowners in the UK could do the same - we have so many bare hills that lead to flooding in towns and villages. We no longer seem to get gentle all-day rain, but deluges!

@houstonfirefox Жыл бұрын

New sub and awesome video! I'll be doing similar work in Hudspeth County in West Texas (220 acres)

@danam2584 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS!!!! This needs to be done all around the south west US.

@jimmiller5600 Жыл бұрын

We even do variants of this in Michigan. Our city has created large "recharge" settling ponds and underground structures to slow, divert and filter water before it hits larger streams and rivers.

@pappafritto 8 ай бұрын

The sight of the captured water is such a pleasure for the eyes

@keeparizonawild156 2 ай бұрын

This is some great work. Humans jacked up the hydrology of the land through development all throughout the world. Now we know better. You could put a lot of people to work repairing the land. That would be much better than working in a call center. Thank for what you’re doing brother.

@Dapper_Dean Жыл бұрын

That's what they been doing on the rice terraces in Banaue Philippines for 2000 years. And is now part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites.

@richardmoss6260 Жыл бұрын

Well done Bryan. All good common sense stuff. Landowners such as yourselves, particularly in places like in the southern US will need to instigate such practices in the future if the predicted weather patterns continue (very much 'feast or famine' in terms of rainfall). Here in France, far to many farmers have expanded their fields (by removing hedgerows) and as such, run-off is now even more destructive when we get heavy rainfall. Eventually, the lessons will be learnt! Loved the dog by the way. Cheers, Richard.

@d2ez695 Жыл бұрын

Great job 👍 Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺

@mightyfraserriver977 Жыл бұрын

It makes me happy to see videos like this. You are amazing at explaining the system. Please make more videos.

@siameseire Жыл бұрын

Your dog is playing happy alligator. lol. 😊

@aussiebicolanalifestyle 11 ай бұрын

Watching from Sydney Australia

@jefferybublitz7968 9 ай бұрын

You have your plate full of th things you are loving to do. It's a lot of work, but th benefits seem to out way, all th work load. You have done a good job of sharing this water retention project with us your viewers. I should like to come and visit you location, and learn more. B-Strong, B n Christ.

@user-ku6tl5xu5c 10 ай бұрын

This is super exciting to see. Can you give us an update????

@shinjokagama7521 Жыл бұрын

Good job. More people should do this.

@brianjonker510 8 ай бұрын

This system mimics a series of ponds/pools that beacer dams would make.

@gussampson5029 Жыл бұрын

Doggie must get excited every time it rains too lol

@greeneyeddevil1 9 ай бұрын

You are a leader for sure and an excellent teacher

@jovitaaguilar3316 Жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed your video. I'm currently viewing as many videos on swales as possible to help me get the process started on my few acres of land. Is there a swale society in Texas or the Hill Country?

@thehuntfortruth Жыл бұрын

You're CRUSHING IT BRO

@kwlweapons Жыл бұрын

Updates needed, great work planting the rain!

@noeenriquez4221 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@Vinegaroon Жыл бұрын

This is amazing

@louisegogel7973 Жыл бұрын

08:10 I see you have a red person to point in general on that wonderful chart of yours, but it isn’t obvious to me what you are describing and an arrow moving and following your words as you speak would be so much more clear and helpful each time you use your chart!! 10:22 We can really turn flooding liabilities into agricultural abundance and groundwater assets! And we can do this for very little money!!! There are government, and maybe state, programs which help landowners pay for this kind of landscape and environmentally beneficial improvement! I love the way you phrase turning liabilities into abundance and assets, and that you are likely inspiring all your neighbors as they watch for your successes.

@nema151 Жыл бұрын

"...about doggy deep." LOL😂😂

@v.britton4445 7 ай бұрын

Heroic work !!

@masonbaylorbears 9 ай бұрын

Would love to see an update after the current 2 years of drought

@genelasaname 3 ай бұрын

Great vid and info!

@futurecaredesign Жыл бұрын

Great video! Subscribed.

@siameseire Жыл бұрын

Wonderful wonderful!!!!! Thank you!!

@tefinnegan5239 Жыл бұрын

I was hoping to see a little red dawg figure. Especially when he's measuring depth. 😆

@BikeAndFish1 Жыл бұрын

Love this video, I'll be the 100th subscriber even tough you have 2 videos on channel.

@user-gf2td8zi2q 10 ай бұрын

Impressive!!

@dustinabc 9 ай бұрын

Cool project. Would love to see an update!

@robertzalaker4775 Жыл бұрын

i use my post hole auger and drill holes allover my property 4 foot deep and fill them with rock and coarse sand it realy soaks in fast

@bigwooly8014 9 ай бұрын

Fill your holes with organic mater. Will do the same thing and act like multiple compost holes. Greatly improves soil and water infiltration at the same time.

@nomada503 Жыл бұрын

Its dog deep 😂💟💟

@foldupaudi7645 2 жыл бұрын

Awesomeness

@tokoenelly 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@lostcityzen9792 3 жыл бұрын

good content bro

@jacklamkang Жыл бұрын

I want to see an update onthis swales too.

@VidClips858 Жыл бұрын

Do you need to keep mosquitoes controlled?

@kahytiyawolf9632 11 ай бұрын

Awesome, I would love to see an update

@susmarkvejens 10 ай бұрын

Hi Chad. I think you're awesome. I'm especially impressed with your soldering skills 🙂. As I was watching this video with the butterfly pendant, it struck me that the design would also be fantastic as a hair clip/clasp. And as I haven't seen anyone building a silver hair clasp, how about doing such a thing? Best wishes, Sus Nielsen, Denmark

@TurnerKerr 2 жыл бұрын

How did you construct your berms? Looks like cedar mulch and material from the area?

@ukana5315 4 ай бұрын

Please make an update. I want to see how tha swales are doing now❤❤❤❤❤

@LotusDreaming 9 ай бұрын

I’d love to see an update video on this project! How’s it doing now?

@TheDalaiLamaCon Жыл бұрын

How is it looking now? Hopefully lush and wet.

@anders21karlsson 11 ай бұрын

Great work. I hope it work out well. Any updates soon? Greetings from Sweden.

@prashanthkamath7437 9 ай бұрын

Do not place the swales close to the road. The water seeps into the subgrade and that destabilises the road. You can already see some damage to the bitumen surface near where there is water logging.

@GotoHere 8 ай бұрын

Top soil is less than 6 inches. Then it’s all rock.

@MichaelPiraino Жыл бұрын

please give an update to show how the site has changed!

@alpineflauge909 Жыл бұрын

sweet

@HylanderSB 9 ай бұрын

Looks like this channel went dark? this is the newest video from two years ago? Very Gen X. Slacker! I want to see what this system looks like now.

@Zsignal743 Жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work bro. Just a quick question I know they us gypsum or calcium carbonate/lime to clear out dirty pond water. Will clear water evaporate faster than muggy water in this type of system that you created.

@planetbob4709 7 ай бұрын

I want an update for this project... I have spoken ... make it so.

@kennyw871 2 жыл бұрын

Great concept put into action. My question is: what qualitative and quantitave environmental contanimates, if any, are in the water you intend to recharge the aquifer? Also, do you have a hydrologist to determine the effectiveness of your method?

@blackduckfarmcanada Жыл бұрын

What's better, a depleted aquifer or one with the same contaminants as the surface water runoff that was once eroding the heck of the landscape

@rajbaniwal3236 Жыл бұрын

Any update coming?

@nema151 Жыл бұрын

Can you come do this in arizona? Maybe california could learn from you too.

@timbrady6473 7 ай бұрын

Aren’t super saturated soils on hillsides a potential scenario for land slides?

@druidgrove Жыл бұрын

First Australian technology over 50 to 65 thousand years not 6500 years

@infiniteadam7352 Жыл бұрын

Wanted to check that website out but its not working.

@SideshowBen206 10 ай бұрын

What's it looking like these days?

@joedoakes8307 Жыл бұрын

Are you actively removing 'those' cedar trees on your property ?

@joedoakes8307 Жыл бұрын

Lots of ranchers\farmers in Tx are NOT OK the growth of Cedar\mesquite tree's as they suck up all that rain runoff so it never reaches subsurface water reservoirs !

@farmerted-treefarmerplenip9665 9 ай бұрын

More Texans get angry about all the ranchers leaving their own property in ruins with nothing but rock and dead dirt left from the destruction of the cedar forests. Very irresponsible 'ranching'. Plant something in the place of the cedars. Get educated about cover crops and not leaving the soil bare. Then you can apply that to bring back the water. Mesquites and other pioneer trees more in only because ranchers and farmers don't understand how to manage their own land. Ranch animals need shade too so grow something!