https://westernconfluence.org/reciprocity-and-sovereignty/ Natural Resource Science and Management in the West Thu, 04 May 2023 22:49:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://westernconfluence.org/reciprocity-and-sovereignty/#comment-135010 Thu, 04 May 2023 22:49:27 +0000 https://westernconfluence.org/?p=3558#comment-135010 Years ago, I applied for a job on the Wind River Reservation. The last question during my interview concerned water from wells on the reservation. I wasn’t prepared for the question and had no ready answer, but I’ve thought about the question a great deal over the years. One potential use keeps coming to mind. If there is an adequate supply of free or low-cost water of appropriate quality, fish farming would be a good business for the reservation. A series of ponds could be constructed to use the coldest water first, and then a second series of ponds using the runoff from the first series, and then perhaps a third series. The species in the ponds would depend on the temperature and other factors in each of the series, and market demand. After the water had passed through the ponds, it could be used for aquaculture, and lastly for, perhaps, specialty agriculture. The water, as it moved along, would most likely gain in nutrients and could be treated if necessary to correct any deficiencies.

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