Activist Post: The Ogallala Aquifer is being drained at a rate of approximately 800 gallons per minute.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, "a volume equivalent to two-thirds of the water in Lake Erie" has been permanently drained from the Ogallala Aquifer since 1940.
Decades ago, the Ogallala Aquifer had an average depth of approximately 240 feet, but today the average depth is just 80 feet. In some areas of Texas, the water is gone completely.
According to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. interior west is now the driest that it has been in 500 years.
Experts tell us that U.S. water bills are likely to soar in the coming years. It is being projected that repairing and expanding our decaying drinking water infrastructure will cost more than one trillion dollars over the next 25 years, and as a result our water bills will likely approximately triple over that time period.
Right now, the United States uses approximately 148 trillion gallons of fresh water a year, and there is no way that is sustainable in the long run.
According to a U.S. government report,36 states are already facing water shortages or will be facing water shortages within the next few years.
It has been estimated that the state of California only has a 20 year supply of fresh water left.
It has been estimated that the state of New Mexico only has a 10 year supply of fresh water left.
Approximately 40 percent of all rivers in the United States and approximately 46 percent of all lakes in the United States have become so polluted that they are are no longer fit for human use.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, "a volume equivalent to two-thirds of the water in Lake Erie" has been permanently drained from the Ogallala Aquifer since 1940.
Decades ago, the Ogallala Aquifer had an average depth of approximately 240 feet, but today the average depth is just 80 feet. In some areas of Texas, the water is gone completely.
According to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. interior west is now the driest that it has been in 500 years.
Experts tell us that U.S. water bills are likely to soar in the coming years. It is being projected that repairing and expanding our decaying drinking water infrastructure will cost more than one trillion dollars over the next 25 years, and as a result our water bills will likely approximately triple over that time period.
Right now, the United States uses approximately 148 trillion gallons of fresh water a year, and there is no way that is sustainable in the long run.
According to a U.S. government report,36 states are already facing water shortages or will be facing water shortages within the next few years.
It has been estimated that the state of California only has a 20 year supply of fresh water left.
It has been estimated that the state of New Mexico only has a 10 year supply of fresh water left.
Approximately 40 percent of all rivers in the United States and approximately 46 percent of all lakes in the United States have become so polluted that they are are no longer fit for human use.
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