1) How much did the Northwest Kansas Groundwater District 4 agree to decrease gr

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1) How much did the Northwest Kansas Groundwater District 4 agree to decrease groundwater pumping over the next 5 years? 2a) How much irrigation water is supplied by the aquifer? 2b) How many people, living above the aquifer, drink water from it? 3a) What percentage of the aqulfer has decreased water levels by at least 25 feet? 3b) What percentage of the aquifer has decreased water levels by at least 50 feet? 4) What water level decrease has been observed in some regions of Kansas and Texas? 5) How long does it take for the aquifer to "recharge?" 6) Why are farmers concerned about hydraulic fracturing? 7) How is sharing groundwater between states different than sharing surface water between states? 8) What is the significance of LEMA's? 9) How does Texas manage their groundwater? 10) What kinds of new technology and expertise is Kansas looking to implement?

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ANS1) How much did the north west KANSAS ground water districts agree ANS 20

ANS 2a) irrigation water supplied bf aquafier ANS 174 ,ooo sqft approx.

   b) 4 out 5 drink water from it.

ANS3) Levels of water decreased ANS approx 1/5 levels (one fifth levels)

b) 10 to 12%

ANS 4) Approx 200 ft decrease in water level.

ANS 5) it can takes about 6000 yrs to rechargethe aquifer.

ANS 6) the farmers are concerned about hydraulic farming as drilling process consumes millions of gallons of water , they are also worried about the increased competition& the reality is fracked water can be rarely be used.

ANS7) The sharing of ground water between the states different than sharing surface water between states is that they have not reached to any conclusion, & is hard to decide.

ANS 8) The significance of LEMA( LOCAL ENHANCED MANAGEMENT AREAS) the policy to achive the conservation goals what ever may be the" AT ALL POSSIBLE LEVELS".

ANS9) They plan to build resiviors but it will take hge time.

ANS 10) The states role to provide new technology & expertise men ,scientist, who are initating the farmers to change over to high yield & value crops that consume very less quantity of water such as milo, also k/as sorghum.

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