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Originally Posted by ksgrainman  Help me understand the conern. Why will this lead to water rationing? |
Because when the wells dry up, like they are starting to now, that will happen. They no longer allow wells to run south of Ensign is what I heard from somebody on the watershed district board. Several years ago a high pressure gas line was ran across the river east of Dodge City and running water was found at a depth of 2 feet. There is a line being installed in town across the river now and they are at 9 feet deep and still haven't hit water.
An ethanol plant takes
HUGE amounts of water for their process. The plant will eventually cause a shortfall in corn and then our wise farmers will start growing corn again in the area which also takes
HUGE amounts of water to grow.
The ethanol plant is being built for one purpose...
GREED. The company is after the quick buck because there presently is a demand for ethanol because some people think they are doing the environment a favor by using it. They also get a big tax break from the government. What happens when the tax breaks and the water dry up? They close shop and leave town after
raping our local natural resources.