Help crops and reduce flooding and pollution with new approach to drainage, speaker tells farmers

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: October 7, 2026

Words: 425

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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BROOKINGS — Farmers could reduce their reliance on groundwater, help mitigate downstream flooding and improve crop yields during droughts by storing their drainage water in a pond or wetland, according to a speaker at the Eastern South Dakota Water Conference.

Chuck Brandel is a drainage expert with ISG, an engineering and architecture firm with offices in South Dakota and other states. He delivered a presentation about “drainage water recycling” …

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