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54	Value of Agricultural Water Use (Irrigation & Livestock) Agriculture Contributes an Average Direct Benefit of $3,400,000,000 Yearly to the 21 County Regional Economy (2000) Irrigated Agriculture in the 21 County Region Produces: 35% of the state’s wheat crop 49% of the state’s corn crop 33% of the state’s cattle on feed 74% of the state’s swine production 47% of the beef slaughter capacity
55	Conclusion The Ogallala is a basically finite resource Major Projected Shortages for our area are in irrigated agriculture Conservation in irrigation is the best way to significantly extend the supply Ogallala Decline in Texas 1950 – 2002 = 34.7 ft or 124,000,000 acre-feet (McGuire 2004) In 1994, Pumpage from the Ogallala Aquifer in Texas was approximately 1.9 trillion gallons (Water for Texas – 1997) (1,900,000,000,000 gallons) Local Control & Management of Groundwater is essential, and that only occurs through the continuance of Rule of Capture & GCD’s
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