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Article: INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS CREATING TOOLS TO SHOW HOW DECISIONS ABOUT OGALLALA AQUIFER AFFECT PEOPLE, LOCAL ECONOMIES, MORE

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November 5, 2009
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MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 4 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release:

When water use policies and practices change, they produce a ripple effect in communities, impacting everything from what types of crops a farmer will grow to how many people will move in or out of a town.

That's why Kansas State University is pooling experts from multiple disciplines to understand how these changes affect people in communities that depend on the Ogallala Aquifer in western Kansas.

David Steward, associate professor of civil engineering, is leading the team of K-State experts in fields as diverse as agronomy, computer science and sociology. Using a $1.5 million grant from the National ...

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