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Aquifer and Agriculture
The vast but relatively shallow Ogallala Aquifer lies beneath the Great Plains, under portions of eight states. Its thickness ranges from a few feet to more than a thousand feet. The Ogallala yields about 30 percent of the nation's groundwater used for irrigation in agriculture, and provides drinking water for most of the people within the area. But for many years more water has been extracted from the Ogallala than has been returned, and the situation today is of great concern.
Examples of aquifer in a Sentence
Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
In Florida, rising sea levels mean salt water is contaminating aquifers that drugmakers rely on.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Wells to monitor the groundwater also surround the mining site—one going into the lower aquifer, and several going into the upper aquifer.
—science.org, 15 Aug. 2024
The resulting rocks are dissolved in water that can be reused directly in the water treatment process, or injected into aquifers or other non-potable subsurface formations for permanent storage.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
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“Aquifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aquifer. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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