Quoting%20commentary for Moed Katan 1:1

מַשְׁקִין בֵּית הַשְּׁלָחִין בַּמּוֹעֵד וּבַשְּׁבִיעִית, בֵּין מִמַּעְיָן שֶׁיָּצָא בַתְּחִלָּה, בֵּין מִמַּעְיָן שֶׁלֹּא יָצָא בַתְּחִלָּה. אֲבָל אֵין מַשְׁקִין לֹא מִמֵּי הַגְּשָׁמִים וְלֹא מִמֵּי הַקִּילוֹן. וְאֵין עוֹשִׂין עוּגִיּוֹת לַגְּפָנִים:

A field requiring irrigation (beth hashlachin) [land that is "faint" and thirsting for water. (The targum of (Deuteronomy 25:18): "faint and weary" is "meshalhei ul'ei.")] may be watered on Chol Hamoed and on shevi'ith. [For essential work is permitted on Chol Hamoed. And beth hashlachin, from the time one begins watering it, if it is not regularly watered, it is immediately "lost." As we learn below (1:3): "Seeds which were not watered before Chol Hamoed may not be watered on Chol Hamoed," for they do not go lost. But if they were watered before Chol Hamoed, they may be watered on Chol Hamoed. And it is only an irrigated grain field which may be watered on Chol Hamoed, but not an irrigated tree field, for it will not suffer loss. And on shevi'ith it is permitted to water beth hashlachin and beth haba'al (a naturally watered field), "beth hashlachin" being stated vis-à-vis Chol Hamoed alone.] (It may be watered) both from a just started spring, and from an old one [and we do not fear that since it was just started perhaps its banks will fall in and he might come to shore it up on Chol Hamoed and exert himself unduly.] But it may be watered neither from rain water, [a decree by reason of kilon water] nor from kilon water ["kilon" is water from a deep pit in which rain water is collected, the drawing up of which entails much exertion.], and ugioth may not be made for vines. ["ugioth" are ruts dug at the roots of olive trees or vines to be filled with water.]

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