There has been a fight over water in North Dakota needed for hydraulic fracturing in the booming Bakken Shale oil play. But it's not what you think. Unlike other parts of the country where water is in short supply, there is plenty of water available to quench the thirst of the some 8,300 wells in the Williston Basin, most of which require from three to five million gallons of water to frac. No, the fight in western North Dakota is all about who can supply water to the thriving oil and gas industry.
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