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Ag Built These High Plains Towns. Now, It Might Run Them Dry

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The Ogallala Aquifer is the only reliable water source for some parts of the region. The aquifer supports 20% of the nation's wheat, corn, cotton and cattle production. It represents 30% of all water used for irrigation in the U.S. Since the mid-20th century, water levels in the stretches of the aquifer have dropped an average 28.2 feet.

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Ag Built These High Plains Towns. Now, It Might Run Them Dry

This story was originally published by Stateline and the Kansas Reflector. Brownie Wilson pulls off a remote dirt road right through a steep ditch and onto a farmer’s field. He hops out of his white Silverado pickup, mud covering nearly all of it except the Kansas Geological Survey logo stuck on the side with electrical tape. Dry cornstalks crunch under his work boots as he makes his way to a decommissioned irrigation well. He unspools a steel …

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