Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I share the concern of the Senator from New Mexico. A large area in western Texas overlies the Ogallala Aquifer as well.…”

“I share the concern of the Senator from New Mexico. A large area in western Texas overlies the Ogallala Aquifer as well. We, too, have seen alarmingly high levels of groundwater depletion. Water is a precious resource in our part of the country, and the Ogallala is a major source of water for agriculture, our communities, and industrial development.”