据德克萨斯州水资源开发董事会(TWDB)称，以现状来说，德克萨斯州每年需要大约1800万英亩英尺水。
As it stands, the state needs about 18m acre-feet of water a year, according to the Texas water Development Board (TWDB).
TWDB推测到2060年整个州会缺少830万英亩英尺水，因为水资源充沛地区的水不能够轻易的用管道输送到干旱地区。
The TWDB forecasts a total statewide shortfall of 8.3m acre-feet by 2060, because the regions that have enough water cannot simply pipe it to the driest places.
以前钻井深度只能达到1000英尺，但由于有了新的抽水方法，现在可以抽取比这更深的水。
Previous drilling of wells could only reach depths of 1,000 feet, but due to new pumping practices, water deeper than this can now be extracted.
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