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Chatgpt napkin math, entire lifetime of US shale water uses is ~2% of annual US agriculture irrigation (300k wells, 5 million gallons per well, 1.5 trillion gal
by maxglute 1y ago
Chatgpt napkin math, entire lifetime of US shale water uses is ~2% of annual US agriculture irrigation (300k wells, 5 million gallons per well, 1.5 trillion gallons lifetime)
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About 1 year worth of US almond production.
- conception 1y ago1.5 trillion gallons removed from our fresh water reserves and out of the water cycle. Doesn’t seem great!