As a natural water resource, it’s vulnerable to contamination from storm water runoff, leaking septic tanks and municipal waste. When a contamination occurs, it’s vital to detect the source quickly, ...

The aquifer is slowly being pumped dry. Water wells, for instance, have dropped more than 61 meters (200 feet) in the Texas Panhandle. Though the trend line is downward, not all regions are equally ...

“The way to think of the deep aquifer is it’s like it has a lid on it,” Abrams said. “And so if you pour water on top of the lid, it’s not going to go through that lid and reach the aquifer.

Around 300 feet below the ground sits a different water resource: an aquifer. The underground water feeds the river and fills taps across Boone County – stretching across the stateline.

For decades, San Antonio got 100% of its water from the Edwards Aquifer. In 1993, San Antonio began to work to decrease its dependence on the Edwards Aquifer system. Today, there are 15 supply ...

This water Ogallala Aquifer depletion map 'should haunt your dreams' "We're running out of water," said Burke Griggs, a Washburn University law professor and expert on Kansas water law.

A map created by the San Antonio Water System compares the U.S. Drought Monitor's designations with the boundaries of the Edwards Aquifer. The artesian zone, where water is stored in the aquifer ...

The Ogallala Aquifer accounts for nearly a third of the crop and animal production in the country. But we’re using too much of its water.