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August 31, 2018
By the numbers: South Carolina
3,054 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
365 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$784 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
28 total disaster declarations, including 11 hurricane, 5 severe ice storm, and 4 fire...
August 31, 2018
By the numbers: South Dakota
1,505 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
238 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$372 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
62 total disaster declarations, including 25 severe storm, 16 flood, and 14 fire disasters (...
August 31, 2018
By the numbers: Tennessee
5,302 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
430 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.14 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
68 total disaster declarations, including 31 severe storm, 17 flood, and 11 fire...
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 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: Oregon
4,914 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
1.48 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$474 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
73 total disaster declarations, including 40 fire, 14 flood, and 13 severe storm disasters (1953-...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: Delaware
1,367 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
170 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$25 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
21 total disaster declarations, including 8 hurricane, 5 snow, and 4 severe storm disasters (1953-...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: Florida
13,696 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
3.77 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$3.15 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
122 total disaster declarations, including 42 fire, 34 hurricane, and 22 severe storm disasters...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: Georgia
7,635 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
1.15 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.84 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
60 total disaster declarations, including 14 severe storm, 12 tornado, and 11 fire disasters (...
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)...
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