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College students hunt for water source on local farm
6/1/2009 9:45 AM
By: News 8 Austin Staff

Students and a professor use groundwater field methods to attempt to find water on Tecolote Farm.  
A team of University of Texas students is on a mission to find water at Tecolote Farm in East Travis County.

Owners say their wells ran dry more than a year ago.

From the outside, it may look like any other farm suffering from a lack of water, but behind the gates you'll find some students on a quest.

UT professor Jack Sharp said it's an uncertain mission.

"We don't know what we're going to find here," he said. "We may find nothing, on the other hand, maybe we will. If you don't look, you won't find."

What these students are hoping to tap into is water, something this farm has been lacking for some time.

They are using groundwater field methods they learned in school to try to find it.

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"Being out in the heat is tough, but hopefully we'll come up with a nice report," student Megan Andring said.

Student Clint Waller said he hopes for a successful mission.

"It's a place we'd like to save if we can by finding some more water," he said. "If we can find a well out here, maybe we can stop the farm from losing all its water."

Having the students' help is saving Tecolote Farm owner Katie Pitre a lot of money.

"If we were paying for this it would be in the range of $40,000-$50,000 to have this work done, so it's a wonderful opportunity for these students to do real life hydrogeology and a great opportunity to get this work done," Pitre said.

It's a win-win opportunity, in hopes of bringing a new life-source to Tecolote Farm.

If the students do identify a viable water source, the county agreed to pay $5,000 to drill test wells on the property.

Tecolote Farm said if the students aren't able to find water, they'll have to negotiate another solution with the county.

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