Aquifers and groundwater resources are one of the main sources of available water, used not only for human and animal consumption, but are also essential for agriculture and several industries. Due to ...

Humans rely on groundwater for many things, but especially our food. Roughly 30 percent of all the planet's available freshwater comes from groundwater, or water that is found underground in the ...

Groundwater is the lifeblood of Texas, supplying more than 55% of the state’s water needs. Yet managing this asset has been a persistent challenge as the state seeks to balance agricultural needs, ...

Groundwater levels throughout Nebraska continued to decline in 2025 following several years of persistent drought.

Eastern Virginia's SWIFT initiative addresses groundwater depletion by treating wastewater to recharge the Potomac Aquifer, ...

FILE - An irrigation pivot in Harney County of southern Oregon on May 27, 2019. Spraying water at a lower height, so that less evaporates, is one conservation measure some farmers implemented in ...

Knowledge about groundwater is scarce in some countries, and most development is informal and limited to shallow use. Torsten Pursche via shutterstock African leaders have joined a worldwide thrust ...

This story is a part of Understanding Southern Colorado's Groundwater, an occasional series from KRCC about groundwater resources. Read more stories here. As drought and demand affect water resources ...

There is more to freshwater resources than meets the eye. While fresh water is visible in the form of rivers, lakes and glaciers, fresh groundwater resources — hidden beneath the Earth — often go ...

Groundwater is a highly used renewable water resource, yet it is poorly understood by the layperson because of its storage, flow, recharge and chemistry complexities. This makes groundwater management ...

When it comes to water, the state of California in recent years has faced the dilemma of having too much or too little. Although the land is parched and river washes run dry, more intense storms ...