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August 31, 2018
By the numbers: Texas
54,266 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
7.2 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$5.22 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
254 total disaster declarations, including 154 fire, 36 flood, and 20 hurricane disasters (1953-...
August 31, 2018
By the numbers: Idaho
2,749 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
5.35 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$191 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
40 total disaster declarations, including 16 fire, 12 flood, and 7 severe storm disasters (1953-...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: Arkansas
1,571 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
9.59 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$771 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
70 total disaster declarations, including 28 severe storm, 17 flood, and 15 tornado disasters (...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: California
48,528 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
17.4 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$3.52 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
252 total disaster declarations, including 184 fire, 35 flood, and 12 earthquake disasters (...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: Colorado
16,763 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
1.53 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.68 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
80 total disaster declarations, including 57 fire, 13 flood, and 3 snow disasters (1953-2017)⁶...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: Hawaii
1,700 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
359 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$105 million value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
45 total disaster declarations, including 15 fire, 9 flood, and 7 severe storm disasters (1953-2017)...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: Virginia
8,782 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
298 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.25 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
64 total disaster declarations, including 17 severe storm, 15 flood, and 13 hurricane disasters...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: Washington
12,118 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
1.53 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$901 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
132 total disaster declarations, including 78 fire, 28 flood, and 16 severe storm disasters (...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: West Virginia
3,217 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
134 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$245 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
67 total disaster declarations, including 29 flood, 23 severe storm, and 4 snow disasters (...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: Wisconsin
4,756 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
772 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.49 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
46 total disaster declarations , including 19 severe storm, 15 flood, and 4 snow disasters (...
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