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Groundwater Levels Drop

Groundwater Levels Drop

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A study of groundwater levels in Nebraska discloses a drastic drop, unprecedented since the study has been taken.
The 2013 Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report reveals that between spring of 2012 and spring of 2013, all but three counties in the state experienced a water-level drop of at least a foot.

Some parts of Nebraska saw a drop of nearly 25-feet.
Senator Tom Carlson of Holdrege says he hasn’t had time to closely study the results. . .

 
Carlson sponsored the legislation that created the Water Sustainability Task Force, which recommends spending 50-Million dollars a year on water projects to sustain the state’s water supply.

Carlson says the study bolsters the arguments made by the Task Force. . .

 
Carlson acknowledges it will be a challenge to convince lawmakers the state needs to devote the money needed to maintain adequate water supplies.

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