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Researchers and Farmers Work to Save the Ogallala Aquifer

By Kansas News Service
Published May 5, 2021 at 9:30 AM CDT
Center pivot irrigation sprinklers water a wheat field in Finney County. (Photo by David Condos, Kansas News Service)
Center pivot irrigation sprinklers water a wheat field in Finney County. (Photo by David Condos, Kansas News Service)

The amount of water stored under the Great Plains in the Ogallala Aquifer rivals Lake Huron. But it’s drying up. After decades being tapped to irrigate farmland, almost a third of the water under Kansas has disappeared. As David Condos of the Kansas News Service reports, a shift in culture may be the state’s best shot at saving the Ogallala.

 

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The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
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