Sunset behind oak trees at the C.G. Merlo Ranch in San Saba, Texas, on June 10, 2022. Traven Day and Stephen Thornhill work into the evening to install a livestock pipeline. The pipeline is cost shared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Natural Resources Conservation Practice (516) will allow rancher / landowner / military veteran Chuck Merlo and wife Valerie will be able to connect to their water supply line and pipe rather than carry water to water troughs for their cattle in distant pastures. The work begins with locating existing water and other utility lines, then make multiple passes of the trencher to dig down to where the new water pipe will be buried. USDA Media by Lance Cheung.