Documentary · United States of America · 2016 · 57m

Written on Water: A Modern Tale of a Dry West

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Examines the conflicts, politics, economics, and groundwater depletion in the High Plains region, with a focus on the Ogallala Aquifer. Farmers and communities survive on the precious waters of the Aquifer, yet it is being depleted at alarming rates.

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