Beer vs Fuel: Kansas officials say one barrel of beer takes as much water to produce as 1500 gallons of ethanol

In Kansas, a designer of ethanol plants told the state basin advisory committee that 3 to 4 gallons of water were required for each gallon of ethanol fuel produced, but ethanol supporters added that it takes 1500 gallons of water to produce a barrel of beer and 150 gallons to produce a Sunday newspaper. Ethanol plants have been attracting criticism in arid states because plant operations at a 50 Mgy facility consume enough water to supply a 4,000 resident community.

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