Ogallala Aquifer - the most heavily used aquifer in the United States and supplies about 30 percent of the groundwater pumped for irrigation nationwide. The Ogallala aquifer (also known as the High Plains aquifer) covers 175,000 square miles, an area larger than the state of California, and spans eight states — Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. Most of the residents in this region depend on the aquifer for their drinking water, and the farmers there produce about a fifth of Americas agricultural output, worth at least $20 billion a year !!
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:17:36 +0000
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