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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 (...
August 30, 2018
By the numbers: Wyoming
2,197 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
748 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$2.41 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
30 total disaster declarations, including 18 fire, 5 flood, and 2 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: Connecticut
3,358 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
128 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$183 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
31 total disaster declarations, including 10 hurricane, 8 snow, and 8 severe storm disasters (...
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 29, 2018
By the numbers: Alabama
4,137 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
501 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.31 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
79 total disaster declarations, including 16 hurricane, 36 severe storm, and 10 flood disasters (...
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