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Ogallala Aquifer Crisis Prompts Kansas Attention
Farmers like Bret Rooney warn western Kansas over pumping that has depleted the Ogallala aquifer. The groundwater underpins crops and beef industries, with 85 percent of Kansas water used for agriculture, risking state jobs and revenue if depletion continues.
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Haskkell County
Bret Rooney
Ogallala
Rooney
Kansas
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas City
Midwest
Emerson College
Jonathan Aguilar
Kansas State University
Wallace County
Colorado
Aguilar
Connie Owen
Kansas Water Office
Northwest
Kansas River
Owen
Lawrence
Western
Nathan Hendricks
Hendricks
U.S
Haskell County
Brayden Schumaker
Schumaker