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Permalink Reply by Bob Guehl on June 21, 2012 at 7:26am

See this article on the problems with actual "loss" [permanent] of water from the natural water cycle --> http://www.ohio.com/news/local-news/removal-of-billions-of-gallons-...

Permalink Reply by Ohiosam on June 21, 2012 at 9:53am

5 billion gallons sounds like a lot but think of it this way.

 

An acre inch of rain is ~27,000 gallons. Most of Ohio averages 36-38 inches of rain per year.  That means in a year's time about 1,000,000 gallons of water falls on every acre of Ohio. 5 Billion gallons is less then 10 square miles of rain water in a state of over 44,000 square miles. 

 

 

Permalink Reply by Andrew H on June 27, 2012 at 7:01pm

good point. i think Ohio was blessed with an abundant supply of water. the last few years we have had above average rainfall.

Permalink Reply by lynn on June 29, 2012 at 4:24pm

Interesting article but why doesn't Harper just say upfront she's against drilling?