I don't know who they got to pay for it, but an acquaintance installed 4 0r 5 stations
over a 200 acre neglected farm. In the past cows went in the creek, but there haven't been
any there in 20 years.
I'm sure we (taxpayers) paid.
They installed a big spring fed cement cistern, pumps,the watering system and buried thousands and thousands of feet of pipe.
On leased land,
To pasture a couple dozen beef!
I've had rancher friends participate in programs like this, and got feedback from them.
The cost is mostly on the rancher. In every case I've been told about. The govt program might kick in some mostly on materials... But it's the rancher that foots the bill for installation and maintenance from then on. And the rancher has to jump through the hoops of all the red tape, regulations and requirements.
Probably why I never participated in such. The regulations to be adhered to can be for years.
