Western South Dakota faces a clear and growing water challenge. For generations, we have relied on the Madison and Minalusa aquifers for water, as Ms. Konzit's written testimony before you describes. Though These aquifer sources are not sustainable, they're finite, they're increasingly stressed, and they're highly dependent on precipitation. Groundwater withdrawals have increased a lot, and frankly, drought conditions push these aquifers to their limits. (00:53–01:03)
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Asserts that the Madison and Minalusa aquifers are unsustainable and under stress.
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