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September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Louisiana
6,570 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
1.74 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$477 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
75 total disaster declarations, including 26 flood, 23 hurricane, and 14 severe storm...
September 04, 2018
By the numbers: New Jersey
8,387 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
569 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$265 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
50 total disaster declarations, including 17 severe storm, 9 hurricane, and 8 flood disasters (...
September 04, 2018
By the numbers: New Mexico
3,956 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
1.44 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.31 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
81 total disaster declarations, including 49 fire, 18 flood, and 12 severe storm disasters (...
September 04, 2018
By the numbers: New York
18,291 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
890 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.28 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
93 total disaster declarations, including 27 severe storm, 23 flood, and 19 snow disasters (...
September 04, 2018
By the numbers: North Carolina
11,529 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
520 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.11 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
59 total disaster declarations, including 25 hurricane, 8 flood, and 8 severe snow...
September 04, 2018
By the numbers: North Dakota
1,810 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
212 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$72 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
57 total disaster declarations, including 28 flood, 20 snow, and 3 tornado disasters (1953-...
September 04, 2018
By the numbers: Ohio
10,494 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
866 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.08 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
54 total disaster declarations, including 24 severe storm, 15 flood, and 4 snow disasters (1953-...
September 04, 2018
By the numbers: Oklahoma
8,200 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
1.11 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$700 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
167 total disaster declarations, including 84 fire, 39 severe storm, and 22 flood disasters...
September 04, 2018
By the numbers: Illinois
9,546 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
891 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.38 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
60 total disaster declarations, including 25 severe storm, 15 flood, and 10 tornado disasters (...
September 04, 2018
By the numbers: Indiana
5,874 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed) in 20171
699 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.02 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
48 total disaster declarations, including 24 severe storm, 12 flood, and 6 snow disasters...
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