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 ...

A center pivot irrigation sprinkler sprays water onto crops in Finney County. Center pivot irrigation is a popular irrigation method in Kansas, but it applies water at a high rate. People in the ...

San Antonio is no stranger to droughts, but a multi-year lack of rainfall and record heat have pushed aquifer levels to numbers not seen in decades. In fact, should the aquifer ever fall below 622.7′, ...

Agriculture built up many of these High Plains towns. But as the Ogallala Aquifer dwindles, farmers are trying to maintain their sole water source. MOSCOW, Kan. — Brownie Wilson pulls off a remote ...

For the second time in less than a week, the Edwards Aquifer Authority has changed its restrictions on groundwater users, limiting the amount of water permit holders can pump. After announcing a move ...

People blame periodic droughts for the Ogallala Aquifer's decline. That's not the whole story. Researchers have known for over 100 years that water production from the Ogallala is unsustainable, with ...

Protecting the Floridan Aquifer — the main source of our drinking water — is arguably the most important conservation step going forward. The Alachua Conservation Trust, or ACT, is a nonprofit ...

We continue to make sure, regardless of what decision we’ve made, that it’s made on science.” Normal Mayor Chris Koos wants to designate the aquifer as the town’s sole source of water, a ...

Scientists from the University of Oregon and other research teams have found a massive underground aquifer hidden beneath the central Oregon Cascades — way bigger than anyone expected. Using deep ...