[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

They are going to drain that aquifer totally dry!

The really huge amounts of water are up in Western Nebraska!

Ogallala Aquifer Statistics

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Another Link:

The Ogallala Aquifer

[gcruse]

The law is that you own the mineral rights to your land, which includes water. If you strike oil on your land, and your neighbor doesn't put a well on his, assuming you share the same oil pool, you get all his oil. Where water is concerned, I think it is the craziest damned thing I ever heard of. As I recall, Picken's permits were approved.