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Economic and Marketing Information FOR INDIANA FARMERS Prepared by the Agricultural Staff of Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana June 30, 1966 by Charles Sargent, Agricultural Economics A critical problem faces many southern and some northern Indiana rural communities: How to get an adequate supply of low-cost, high-quality water? Several rural areas have come up with one answer and many more are seeking solutions. Community water systems are being built with pipelines, pumps, and elevated storage tanks distributing water to scattered rural residents from nearby municipal water systems or from new wells and impoundments built by rural water corporations. Southeastern and southwestern Indiana, where ground water supplies are limited, now have 22 rural water systems in operation, serving 5,270 patrons, all built in the last 3 years. Another 5 systems are now under construction, about 50 more are on engineers' drawing boards, and a number of other communities are in an early ^project-planning stage. To many rural residents not served by municipal systems, water is scarce, expensive, and frequently of poor quality. Rural consumers have depended on their own underground wells, surface ponds or cisterns, or in some cases tank trucks for water. All three methods have drawbacks. The initial investment and upkeep on a deep well and pump are high and, in some localities, wells are not feasible. Ponds and cisterns are used extensively but problems of water quality are formidable and costly filtering and purification are usually required. Where water must be trucked in, charges range from $5.00 to $15.00 per 1,000 gallons, varying with distance transported. If rural community water systems make sense, why weren't they organized and built years ago? Three relatively recent developments have encouraged them: cost-cutting technology that reduced the investment required for distribution systems; an increase in water demand; and availability of large, long-term loans. New Technology Rural communities could not aiTord the high volume, high pressure, cast iron and steel pipe systems installed in our cities and towns. Pipe lines must stretch for miles along country roads instead of blocks to serve consumers separated by large chunks of land. The assistance of Ralph Shelburn, Water Facilities Engineer, Farmers Homo Administration, is gratefully acknowledged. Low-pressure hydro-pneumatic systems permit- ing the use of plastic and asbestos-cement pipe of relatively small diameter have reduced pipe line costs considerably. Ditching machines can open four-foot deep trenches at the rate of 500 feet per hour. Pipe can be laid and covered quickly. Investment per patron can be held below $1,500 in many rural areas and this investment eliminates costly individual water supply systems. Increasing Water Demand Modern living requires increasing amounts of water. Forty gallons daily per family member for all purposes is now a standard supply recommendation. Rising per capita consumption and an increase in the number of rural non-farm families and part-time farmers have offset the decline in number of farm families and boosted total water demand. F.H.A. Loans and Grants The Farmers Home Administration is making low-interest, long-term loans to non-profit water corporations. Should Your Community Organize a Water System? Determining the need and feasibility of a water system requires careful study. Localities with
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Title | Economic and Marketing Information for Indiana Farmers (Jun. 30, 1966) |
Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-econ196606 |
Date of Original | 1966 |
Publisher | Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Farm produce--Indiana--Marketing Agriculture--Economic aspects--Indiana |
Genre | Periodical |
Collection Title | Extension Economic & Marketing Information (Purdue University. Agricultural Extension) |
Rights | Copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved. |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Date Digitized | 05/01/2015 |
Digitization Specifications | Original scanned at 400 ppi on a BookEye 3 scanner using Opus software. Display images generated in Contentdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
URI | UA14-13-econ196606.tif |
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Title | Economic and Marketing Information for Indiana Farmers (Jun. 30, 1966) |
Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-econ196606 |
Transcript | Economic and Marketing Information FOR INDIANA FARMERS Prepared by the Agricultural Staff of Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana June 30, 1966 by Charles Sargent, Agricultural Economics A critical problem faces many southern and some northern Indiana rural communities: How to get an adequate supply of low-cost, high-quality water? Several rural areas have come up with one answer and many more are seeking solutions. Community water systems are being built with pipelines, pumps, and elevated storage tanks distributing water to scattered rural residents from nearby municipal water systems or from new wells and impoundments built by rural water corporations. Southeastern and southwestern Indiana, where ground water supplies are limited, now have 22 rural water systems in operation, serving 5,270 patrons, all built in the last 3 years. Another 5 systems are now under construction, about 50 more are on engineers' drawing boards, and a number of other communities are in an early ^project-planning stage. To many rural residents not served by municipal systems, water is scarce, expensive, and frequently of poor quality. Rural consumers have depended on their own underground wells, surface ponds or cisterns, or in some cases tank trucks for water. All three methods have drawbacks. The initial investment and upkeep on a deep well and pump are high and, in some localities, wells are not feasible. Ponds and cisterns are used extensively but problems of water quality are formidable and costly filtering and purification are usually required. Where water must be trucked in, charges range from $5.00 to $15.00 per 1,000 gallons, varying with distance transported. If rural community water systems make sense, why weren't they organized and built years ago? Three relatively recent developments have encouraged them: cost-cutting technology that reduced the investment required for distribution systems; an increase in water demand; and availability of large, long-term loans. New Technology Rural communities could not aiTord the high volume, high pressure, cast iron and steel pipe systems installed in our cities and towns. Pipe lines must stretch for miles along country roads instead of blocks to serve consumers separated by large chunks of land. The assistance of Ralph Shelburn, Water Facilities Engineer, Farmers Homo Administration, is gratefully acknowledged. Low-pressure hydro-pneumatic systems permit- ing the use of plastic and asbestos-cement pipe of relatively small diameter have reduced pipe line costs considerably. Ditching machines can open four-foot deep trenches at the rate of 500 feet per hour. Pipe can be laid and covered quickly. Investment per patron can be held below $1,500 in many rural areas and this investment eliminates costly individual water supply systems. Increasing Water Demand Modern living requires increasing amounts of water. Forty gallons daily per family member for all purposes is now a standard supply recommendation. Rising per capita consumption and an increase in the number of rural non-farm families and part-time farmers have offset the decline in number of farm families and boosted total water demand. F.H.A. Loans and Grants The Farmers Home Administration is making low-interest, long-term loans to non-profit water corporations. Should Your Community Organize a Water System? Determining the need and feasibility of a water system requires careful study. Localities with |
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