Ogallala Aquifer

4 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 24, 2022 by Melody Edwards · said 15 times in 1 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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Aug 24, 2022 negative
Assertion Supported
Depleted Ogallala Aquifer will take roughly 6,000 years to regenerate
“Once it's depleted, it's, you know, gonna take like 6000 years for it to regenerate itself.”
Melody Edwards Aug 24, 2022 ▶ 2:04 The frontline of water conflicts: ranching
Aug 24, 2022 negative
Assertion Supported
Parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas have completely depleted their groundwater
“There's parts of Kansas that are, really, have completely, you know, lost all their water. Parts of Oklahoma, parts of Texas that just don't have that water source anymore.”
Melody Edwards Aug 24, 2022 ▶ 4:34 The frontline of water conflicts: ranching
Aug 24, 2022 negative
Assertion Supported
Wyoming report warns Laramie aquifer could deplete in 50 years
“But a report from the State Engineer's Office found that parts of the aquifer in Laramie could be depleted in 50 years.”
Stephen Lacey Aug 24, 2022 ▶ 7:42 The frontline of water conflicts: ranching
Aug 24, 2022 neutral
Assertion Supported
The Ogallala Aquifer supports $35 billion in annual agriculture
“It provides drinking water for almost two million people, and it supports about thirty-five billion dollars in agriculture every year. It lies beneath about a third of the country's irrigated lands.”
Stephen Lacey Aug 24, 2022 ▶ 1:39 The frontline of water conflicts: ranching
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