Sunbelt states act to manage groundwater aquifers as they deplete, ensuring both rural and urban areas have the water they ...

A stony outcropping of the sponge-like rock that makes up the Ogallala Aquifer is exposed in the hills high above Scott State Fishing Lake in Scott County, Kansas. The lake is spring-fed from water ...

A research team has revealed that to use the aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) system safely over the long term it is crucial to investigate the groundwater quality before operating the system and ...

Three decades of data have informed a new Nebraska-led study that shows how the depletion of groundwater -- the same that many farmers rely on for irrigation -- can threaten food production amid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Giordano Cipriani/Getty Images Discoveries of aquifers – underground earth formations that hold water – often create excitement ...

Few things are taken for granted in modern society as much as tap water. Fresh, drinkable water is available at the twist of a knob or the turn of a wrist. Residents often are unaware of the resources ...

An online forum will present findings from a new study on the Middle Rio Grande Valley's long-term water outlook.

Bastrop County receives 100% of its water from groundwater, and now residents have a chance to weigh in on future plans to manage that resource, according to the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation ...

Opinion: Anne Arundel County and much of Maryland has a serious water supply and chloride contamination problem, writes ...

Julie Zahringer hears a common refrain at her environmental laboratory in Alamosa, Colorado: A customer has been drinking well water on family land where they’ve lived for years, but recently noticed ...

As this hot and generally dry summer continues on, the Edwards Aquifer has dropped to its lowest level in nearly a decade. It’s no secret that we could use a pattern change that would transition to ...

Editor's note: Viewing this story in our app? Click here for a better experience on our website. Millions of years ago, sediment from the Rocky Mountains was deposited in the High Plains. Over ...