Streams & Floods: The Geology of Running Water â¢ Earth is unique in that it is the only place in our solar system that contains streams of running water. â Mars may have had streams in the past. â¢ Flood â an event during which the volume of water in a stream/river exceeds the streams normal limits. â¢ Runoff â Water that flows on the
January 20, 2010. Hahn Loeser represents POET, LLC, a $5 billion, privately held company headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that is the world's largest producer and manufacturer of ethanol and related biofuel products.
Water is an important resource. It is a consideration and part of the permitting process when ethanol plants are built. A typical ethanol plant capable of producing 40 million gallons of ethanol per year, could use up to 330,000 gallons of water per day or 120 million gallons of water per year. This is equivalent to water used by a town of 5,000 people or a standard-sized golf course.