| 单词 | aquifer |
| 例句 | “Where does all the water come from? The Court is on a hill, so where’s the aquifer or aqueduct to bring the water up?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It’s more of a geological process, water rising from an aquifer, desperate to be tapped. John Kander’s Major Chord, Undiminished 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Anyone who owns property above an aquifer can drill in, start pumping, and take as much as they want. Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z They go to meetings and ask questions, and what they are starting to learn is another country is tapping the aquifer at a fast rate to feed their cows in Saudi Arabia. "This is where WW III starts": "The Grab" filmmaker on the urgent scarcity created by the powerful 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z But only the EPA has the authority to exempt an aquifer from the protections in the Safe Drinking Water Act and federal regulators had problems with the Goliad project from the start. EPA reverses water pollution decision after lobbyist steps in 2013-03-13T22:51:00Z Las Vegas and Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson, all grew thanks to contracts signed on Indian reservations, and water siphoned from primordial aquifers. Judith Nies' 'Unreal City' built on huge water, energy deals 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z In the process, uranium, radium and other contaminants will be left floating behind in the aquifer. EPA reverses water pollution decision after lobbyist steps in 2013-03-13T22:51:00Z A song called “Ogallala” is Davis’ ode to the endangered, once-massive aquifer she learned about after seeing the Ken Burns documentary, “The Dust Bowl.” A husband and wife’s ‘family music nights’ in their basement become an album 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z “The crustaceans in these aquifers are an indication not of the dirtiness of the water but of its health.” A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z They also recharge aquifers and provide homes for an incredible array of wildlife. At South Carolina’s only national park, paddle through some of the country’s oldest trees 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Additionally, farmers are tapping deeper and deeper into underground aquifers, especially the Ogallala Aquifer, which underlies significant portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. Racing against the harvest, custom wheat cutters struggle to stay relevant 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z "When you drill deeper into our aquifers, the wells are very expensive," says De Anda. California dairy uses lots of water. Here’s why it matters 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z "I wanted to start with food and water and depleting aquifers, and what was mind-boggling to me was the world conflict element – how this leads to war." "This is where WW III starts": "The Grab" filmmaker on the urgent scarcity created by the powerful 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Yet most of its farmers get their water from the same sources as towns and cities — aquifers, rivers, reservoirs, and snowpack — putting population and food production in competition with each other. Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z “The water that is healthiest for bathing is that which comes from aquifers rich with underground biodiversity including crustaceans,” he writes. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z With that came an increasing reliance on groundwater irrigation, resulting in an almost 3% increase in aquifer depletion in areas of heavy use in the Southwest and Midwest. Crop irrigation has changed, according to a new study 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z For as long as companies can harvest ample water from underground aquifers or from the Colorado River, they’re likely to keep growing it wherever they can and water sources across the region will keep dwindling. Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Right next to the ocean, the aquifer below us is suspect at best. Unfiltered Fervor: The Rush to Get Off the Water Grid 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z The salmon are raised in big indoor saltwater pools fed from the area’s extensive aquifer. Atlantic Salmon With a Smaller Carbon Footprint 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z The package set up local groundwater sustainability agencies to oversee and manage groundwater use with the goal of restoring the state's aquifers to sustainable levels within 20 years. Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Our drinking water comes from the same aquifer north of the city, but it’s treated through reverse osmosis. Port-au-Prince, city of survivors: Voices from Haiti, after the devastating 2010 earthquake 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z They’ve been pumping water out of the aquifer for forty, fifty years now. Port-au-Prince, city of survivors: Voices from Haiti, after the devastating 2010 earthquake 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Injecting treated wastewater into the aquifer is certainly one option. Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Under the palm trees in a desert town built over an aquifer, the symbolism of the pool as oasis is particularly resonant. In Palm Springs, to Pool Hop Is to Time Travel 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Landfills, military bases and industrial sites frequently contaminate soil from which the chemicals move into groundwater and aquifers, then pollute nearby wells or municipal drinking sources. ‘Nearly impossible to escape’: the ‘forever chemicals’ fueling a public health crisis 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Cities and farms in the Salinas Valley both draw from the same aquifer. Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Mining companies try to confine contaminants by pressurizing the aquifer and forcing fluids to flow back towards the mine and away from populated areas. EPA reverses water pollution decision after lobbyist steps in 2013-03-13T22:51:00Z Later that day we drive over a pass and catch sight of Lake Ohrid, 300 metres deep and entirely fed by aquifers. The great Eastern European road trip, part two: road trip across Albania 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z The area exempted would be about 27 percent smaller, allowing a bigger buffer between the mine site and the homes drawing water from the aquifer. EPA reverses water pollution decision after lobbyist steps in 2013-03-13T22:51:00Z For now, Paynes Prairie has smaller bodies of water that drain underground to recharge the aquifer, a giant reserve used for drinking water. Not those gators: Improbable fauna 10 minutes from downtown Gainesville 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z It declared a state of emergency in November amid protests in major cities and conflicts over the use of aquifers. Bolivia opens $7 million museum honoring President Morales 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The aquifer feeds the river, not vice versa. Unfiltered Fervor: The Rush to Get Off the Water Grid 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z On Dec. 4, the EPA issued the aquifer exemption to Uranium Energy. EPA reverses water pollution decision after lobbyist steps in 2013-03-13T22:51:00Z As salt water breaches the limestone bedrock around the Florida peninsula and enters the aquifer, this natural freshwater wonder is threatened like never before. Tears for the Magnificent and Shrinking Everglades, a ‘River of Grass’ 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Lawmakers were delving into a draft report by the Environmental Protection Agency, which found that an aquifer in Wyoming “was likely polluted by fluids from hydraulic fracturing,” Reuters said. The Carpetbagger: Documentarian Is Arrested at House Hearing 2012-02-01T22:09:42Z He led his band inside and closed it up behind them, and there they stayed, subsisting in the muddy blackness on roots and water from icy underground aquifers. How will "Game of Thrones" end? Fans on Salon's staff have theories 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z While bucolic landscapes disappear, aquifers are fouled, and countless farms across rural Wisconsin morph into industrial wastelands, Lisa’s sons continue to work the Norberg’s land, just as their father once did. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z In fact, state environmental regulators determined that a drilling company contaminated the aquifer underneath homes there with explosive levels of methane and issued huge fines. New documentary targets critics of fracking 2013-01-21T16:02:13Z I wanted to start with food and water and depleting aquifers, and what was mind-boggling to me was the world conflict element – how this leads to war. "This is where WW III starts": "The Grab" filmmaker on the urgent scarcity created by the powerful 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The geologist, Tess Russo, was there to provide scientific background for the topics being discussed, brought in when needed to consult on issues ranging from why the ocean is salty to how aquifers work. The guarded optimism of Neil deGrasse Tyson 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z It's up to those local agencies to determine what counts as a sustainable aquifer, and to ensure that pumping does not exceed recharge, especially in the heavily agricultural Central Valley. Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z By the end of 2012, the EPA reversed its position in Goliad, approving an exemption allowing Uranium Energy to pollute the aquifer, though in a somewhat smaller areathan was originally proposed. EPA reverses water pollution decision after lobbyist steps in 2013-03-13T22:51:00Z It is this mineral-rich aquifer under layers of ancient volcanic ash, combined with the Jordanian climate — which boasts more than 300 days of sunshine and dry summers — that creates the perfect conditions for growing grapes. In Jordan, a wine industry takes root 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z In recent years, scientists have detected something disturbing in the Long Island’s aquifer: low levels of pharmaceuticals. America’s other drug problem: Prescriptions are being wasted while the needy are shut out 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, bottled water corporations exploit surface water and aquifers — typically at very low cost — and sell it for 150 to 1,000 times more than the same unit of municipal tap water. How the bottled water industry is masking the global water crisis 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Since the sea had no natural aquifers, its high salt levels, combined with agricultural runoff, only got higher. Exploring Modern Ruins in Southern California 2014-03-19T21:24:02Z Disneyland collaborates with the Orange County Water District, which recycles water into a purification system and then into the county’s groundwater aquifer. Drought Tests California Tourism 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z No streams flow in or out, rather it gains water from underground aquifers on the east side and loses water to the aquifer along the west side. Top 10 national and state parks in New England, USA 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z An earlier version of a caption misstated the connection between the Crooked River in Oregon and the aquifer tapped by Opal Springs Water Company. Unfiltered Fervor: The Rush to Get Off the Water Grid 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Those hills are gigantic sponges, absorbing water, filtering it, and providing the region’s aquifer with the purest water imaginable. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z Our suffering western farmers, overtaxed aquifers and snow-deprive ski resorts could all stand to benefit. A guide to a hopeful 2016: a Guardian list of things to look forward to 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Around the mountain’s pale stones, cedar, elm and pine sprout in lush green tufts, fed by rainfall-charged aquifers deep underground. Explorer: Near Qingdao, Hiking a Magical Mountain 2013-08-21T21:04:17Z Thousands of gallons of water from the sulfurous, shrinking aquifer were pumped up to make thousands of bags of cypress shreddings dark against the pale trunks of palms. The Wild, Rangy, Unclassifiable Delights of Joy Williams’s Fiction 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z The following morning, my husband and baby stayed behind at the hotel as I drove to Bagno Vignoni, a medieval village built on thermal waters from an aquifer and popular since the Roman empire. Tuscany Without the Crowds 2010-03-05T03:55:00Z Until recently the presence of aquatic beetles in subterranean aquifers was believed to be a relatively rare phenomenon with a few species from New Zealand, Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. New to Nature No 36: Ereboporus naturaconservatus 2011-04-02T23:07:13Z That tipoff is enough to send Maddy on an investigation that uncovers Chet's scheme to avoid paying utility fees by extracting water from a subterranean aquifer, along with a whole hoard of hungry fish. Review: Sleazy 'Piranha 3DD' is sub-par sequel 2012-06-03T01:16:04Z A corollary would be to import wastewater from further away, treating populated areas as auxiliary aquifers. Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Most aquifer exemptions approved by the EPA are in remote locations, but Goliad County residents draw water from at least 47 wells tapping the Evangeline Aquifer near the proposed Uranium Energy mine. EPA reverses water pollution decision after lobbyist steps in 2013-03-13T22:51:00Z Our fight must be to protect the sandhills and the great aquifer the hills protect. A Prairie Prologue in Nebraska 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z As aquifers are drained by excessive pumping, water reserves that seeped underground over thousands of years are being used up. Corporate growers’ carrots are soaking up water in this arid valley. Locals are fighting back 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Oahu’s 1 million residents and visitors get their drinking water from aquifers, but it usually takes decades for rain to seep through the ground to recharge them. There’s another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z "It seems that Comamonadaceae performs slightly different roles in different parts of the aquifer, but it's always performing a major role," Osburn said. Yucatán's underwater caves host diverse microbial communities 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z There are fears the isolated landscape that draws travelers will be permanently scarred, explosives used for construction will damage an aquifer and the project will cast shadows on the desert Minidoka survivors visit. Japanese Americans were jailed in a desert. Survivors fear wind farm will erase the past 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z There are fears the isolated landscape that draws travelers will be permanently scarred, explosives used for construction will damage an aquifer - and the project will cast shadows on the desert Minidoka survivors visit. Japanese Americans were jailed in a desert. Survivors worry a wind farm will overshadow the past. 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Older residents remember seeing wetlands where water once flowed from the aquifer and nourished cottonwood trees. Corporate growers’ carrots are soaking up water in this arid valley. Locals are fighting back 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The Indian Wells Valley aquifer lies under a point in the eastern Sierra Nevada range landscape where the corners of San Bernardino, Kern and Inyo counties meet. Desperate for water, a desert city hopes to build a pipeline to the California Aqueduct 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Located primarily in southeastern Mexico, the extensive Yucatán carbonate aquifer is pockmarked by numerous sinkholes leading to a complex web of underwater caves. Yucatán's underwater caves host diverse microbial communities 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The water that fills wells, stored naturally in underground aquifers, allowed vast cities to emerge and turned the nation into an agricultural powerhouse. How a Patchwork of Rules to Protect America’s Water Is Falling Short 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, the pumping of groundwater can cause the ground surface above to sink, as the aquifers below are drained and the architecture of the ground collapses. Scientists map loss of groundwater storage around the world 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Plymouth sits on top of a freshwater aquifer -- the town's sole source of water. Predicting saltwater intrusion into groundwater using Plymouth, Mass. as test case 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z After decades of unrestricted pumping in the rain-starved northwestern corner of the Mojave Desert, the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Basin Authority has the distinction of managing one of the most critically overdrawn aquifers in California. Desperate for water, a desert city hopes to build a pipeline to the California Aqueduct 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Although water from the Gulf of Mexico flows into the Yucatán aquifer, the aquifer's microbiome varies substantially from the nearby sea, the researchers found. Yucatán's underwater caves host diverse microbial communities 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z But at the end of the day, “our real problem is groundwater, … the lack of deep moisture and the lack of water in the aquifer,” Ness said. How extreme weather in the U.S. may have affected the pumpkins you picked this year for Halloween 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z In the study, published October in the journal Nature Communications, researchers from DRI, Colorado State University, and the Missouri University of Science and Technology examined how groundwater extraction is driving land subsidence and aquifer collapse. Scientists map loss of groundwater storage around the world 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The team also learned that water returned to the aquifer by septic systems plays a major role in helping to limit saltwater intrusion. Predicting saltwater intrusion into groundwater using Plymouth, Mass. as test case 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The Antelope Valley groundwater basin is managed under a 2015 court ruling, which regulates pumping to manage supplies and address the long-term declines in aquifer levels. A new SoCal underground water storage project aims to keep supplies flowing during drought 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Underground water reservoirs called aquifers are an essential freshwater resource around the world, and they supply drinking water to over 2 billion people. Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Roughly 2 billion people worldwide rely on groundwater as a primary source, but 21 of the world’s 37 largest aquifers are already being depleted faster than they can be replenished. U.N. report warns of catastrophic climate tipping points. California is nearing several 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Still, as people across California begin to consider large-scale groundwater recharge, a big question has remained: What could motivate individual landowners to help refill a shared aquifer? Depleted Groundwater Could Be Refilled by Borrowing a Trick from Solar Power 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Finally, they conducted a series of model runs that took into consideration various scenarios in terms of future precipitation, sea-level rise, groundwater usage and changes in water returned to the aquifer. Predicting saltwater intrusion into groundwater using Plymouth, Mass. as test case 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Newly drilled wells will allow for water to be pumped out of the aquifer when needed to supply cities and suburbs throughout Southern California. A new SoCal underground water storage project aims to keep supplies flowing during drought 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Today, aquifers help to mitigate half of the losses in agriculture caused by drought, a phenomenon which is only expected to increase in the future due to climate change. Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z But it may be hard to find enough water that way, especially as less water is returned to the valley’s overexploited aquifer. After rainy season that wasn’t, parched Mexico City starts restricting water 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Depleted aquifers in California’s Central Valley alone have lots of empty space: three times the full capacity of the state’s more than 1,400 aboveground reservoirs. Depleted Groundwater Could Be Refilled by Borrowing a Trick from Solar Power 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z California groundwater levels have risen in many areas this year, but after years of over-pumping, aquifer levels largely remain lower than two decades ago. Mid-October heat wave rises in Southern California, increasing fire risk 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z When finished, the water bank will have 26 recharge basins covering about 600 acres, and 27 wells for recovering water from the aquifer. A new SoCal underground water storage project aims to keep supplies flowing during drought 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z But the report warns that now it's the aquifers themselves that are approaching a tipping point: Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Most of the rest is drawn from the Valley of Mexico’s increasingly depleted aquifer. After rainy season that wasn’t, parched Mexico City starts restricting water 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Desperate to get some drinking water, some people began digging wells in areas adjacent to the sea or were relying on salty tap water from Gaza’s only aquifer, which is contaminated with sewage and seawater. In Gaza, people resort to drinking salty water, garbage piles up 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Its other water sources include desalination plants in the Mediterranean Sea and a subterranean aquifer, drained and damaged from years of overuse. Lack of water worsens misery in besieged Gaza as Israeli airstrikes continue 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z The leak continues to threaten an aquifer used by Honolulu’s municipal water utility to serve 400,000 people on Oahu. US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z More than half of the world's major aquifers are being depleted faster than they can be naturally replenished. Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “All the asphalt, all the plastic in the gutters means that water disappears. It never enters the system” by reaching the aquifer, he said. After rainy season that wasn’t, parched Mexico City starts restricting water 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The territory’s only aquifer is contaminated by sewage, chemicals and seawater and neighbourhood desalination facilities and their public taps are a lifesaver for some of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents. In Gaza, people resort to drinking salty water, garbage piles up 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Limiting surface water extraction and groundwater pumping, or injecting treated wastewater into vulnerable aquifers, can increase the force pushing against intruding salt water. Climate Change Is Making Saltwater Intrusion Worse in Coastal Areas 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z She’s concerned that more fuel could spill into the Navy’s drinking water well and poison the aquifer. US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The risk tipping point in this context is the loss of access to freshwater resources in underground reservoirs known as aquifers. Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The report includes data through August, and water managers said it will take more time to see the full effects of water that percolates through soil and sediment to aquifers. California's epic rain year boosted groundwater levels, but not enough to recoup losses 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z These results are consistent with previous studies showing that the water in underground aquifers is also delayed in its response to a lack of rainfall. Rivers may not recover from drought for years 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Because of over-extraction from the coastal aquifer and infiltration by sea water and sewage, the tap water is salty and polluted and not fit for drinking. Israel-Palestinian conflict: Life in the Gaza Strip 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The state of Hawaii ordered the military to drain the tanks after the 2021 spill, saying they posed an imminent threat to the aquifer underneath. US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z More than half of the world's major aquifers are being depleted faster than they can be naturally replenished. Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The data show more recovery has occurred in shallow layers of aquifers. California's epic rain year boosted groundwater levels, but not enough to recoup losses 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z These aquifers supply the baseflow of rivers and are a key source of water for agriculture. Rivers may not recover from drought for years 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Submarine groundwater discharge is any water released to the ocean below the waterline from various sources, including underground aquifers and the seafloor. Discovery of invisible nutrient discharge on Great Barrier Reef raises concerns 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The desert aquifers that supply the farmland, like others in Arizona, hold water that has accumulated underground over thousands of years. Saudi firm that grows hay in California and Arizona to lose farm leases over water issue 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Gase speculates that the shallow seas where the eruptions took place eroded some of the volcanoes into a porous, broken-up rock that stored water like an aquifer as it was buried. Discovery of massive undersea water reservoir could explain New Zealand's mysterious slow earthquakes 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z In areas where much of the pumping draws on deeper aquifers, which are often tapped by agricultural wells, there has been less of a rise, Springhorn said. California's epic rain year boosted groundwater levels, but not enough to recoup losses 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z In March, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a plan to divert some floodwaters from the San Joaquin River to replenish aquifers that had been depleted by agricultural pumping and years of drought. California just experienced a 'miracle' water year. But winter could bring new challenges 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z This is significant, authors say, because most of the water currently infiltrating through the bedrock and into caves and aquifers -- and contributing to groundwater recharge -- comes from winter snowmelt. Scientists investigate Grand Canyon's ancient past to predict future climate impacts 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z She pointed out that Fondomonte began buying and leasing land in Arizona after Saudi Arabia phased out the growing of cattle feed crops because the country’s aquifers had been depleted. Saudi firm that grows hay in California and Arizona to lose farm leases over water issue 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Wayne Tanaka, director of the Sierra Club of Hawaii, called the reprimands “outrageous” considering the damage done and the ongoing threat the leak poses to an aquifer underneath the tanks. Navy issues written reprimands for fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people at Pearl Harbor base 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Over decades, heavy pumping has drained aquifers to a point that clay layers collapse, causing portions of the valley floor to sink, and permanently reducing aquifer storage capacity. California's epic rain year boosted groundwater levels, but not enough to recoup losses 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Over the last two decades, farmers have pumped so much water from the aquifer beneath the Tulare basin that the land has sunk. How powerful land barons shaped the epic floods in California's heartland 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The research team used stalagmite samples to reconstruct groundwater recharge rates -- or, the amount of water that penetrates the aquifers -- in the Grand Canyon area during the early years of the Holocene period. Scientists investigate Grand Canyon's ancient past to predict future climate impacts 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Other researchers say that subsidence — the sinking of the earth due to the overpumping of aquifers — can also release trapped arsenic into groundwater. 'A ticking time bomb': Why California can't provide safe drinking water to all its residents 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z When wastewater effluent is released into rivers, it eventually finds its way into reservoirs, irrigation systems, and aquifer recharges. Waterfleas hold key to cleaner environment and better human health 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z “The lake bed contains clays that prevent water from moving into aquifers below the ground, and the water quality is not ideal for uses like drinking water,” Stork said. California's epic rain year boosted groundwater levels, but not enough to recoup losses 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The Department of Water Resources also announced $187 million in state grants this month to support groundwater management efforts, such as projects to capture stormwater, recharge aquifers and equip monitoring wells. Thousands of California wells are at risk of drying up despite landmark water law 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Alongside population growth and agricultural pressures, this warming can reduce the infiltration of surface water into groundwater aquifers. Scientists investigate Grand Canyon's ancient past to predict future climate impacts 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z This corner of the state, which lacks the vast underground aquifers that sit below much of Kansas, is overly reliant on surface water such as lakes and rivers. ‘It’s an emergency.’ Midwest towns scramble as drought threatens drinking water 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z In the new assessment, the team also considered “green water,” which doesn’t enter aquifers but is still accessible to plants.— Humans Have Crossed 6 of 9 ‘Planetary Boundaries’ 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z The rise in aquifer levels in many areas represents an improvement from the rapid and widespread declines that occurred during the last three years of extreme drought. California's epic rain year boosted groundwater levels, but not enough to recoup losses 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The researchers said that nearly 40% of the wells in disadvantaged communities are at risk, and that some of these communities lack nearby monitoring wells that track aquifer levels. Thousands of California wells are at risk of drying up despite landmark water law 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The destruction is piecemeal—a buckled road here, a broken water main there, water tables and aquifers that aren’t filling as fast as we drain them. Heat Waves May Be Slow, but They Are Just as Destructive as Faster Disasters 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Generating electricity from geothermal heat requires extracting hot brine, a concentrated saltwater found in underground aquifers, to produce steam that drives turbines. California’s Salton Sea eyed for lithium extraction with new tech 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The aquifers that supply 90% of the nation’s drinking water are being severely depleted. A Colorado city has been battling for decades to use its own water 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z In an average year in California, roughly 40 percent of the state’s water supply comes from groundwater — the water that fills a well, naturally stored beneath our feet in aquifers. The Dire Consequences of Depleting California’s Groundwater 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The research reveals that plans prepared by local agencies would allow for heavy pumping to continue largely unabated, potentially drawing down aquifers to low levels that would leave many residents with dry wells. Thousands of California wells are at risk of drying up despite landmark water law 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Many of the aquifers that supply 90% of the nation’s water systems, and which have transformed vast stretches of America into some of the world’s most bountiful farmland, are being severely depleted. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z After the brine is cooled, the plant reinjects the brine back into the ground to avoid depleting aquifers. California’s Salton Sea eyed for lithium extraction with new tech 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Those trees guarantee the recharge of aquifers that supply nearly 20 million people living in the city - and its suburbs. Illegal logging thrives in Mexico City’s forest-covered boroughs, as locals strive to plant trees 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Those trees guarantee the recharge of aquifers that supply nearly 20 million people living in the city — and its suburbs. Illegal logging thrives in Mexico City’s forest-covered boroughs, as locals strive to plant trees 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z They said the thresholds allow for aquifer levels to decline, on average, 80 feet below 2019 levels , while some agencies set their thresholds more than 200 feet below current levels. Thousands of California wells are at risk of drying up despite landmark water law 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Huge industrial farms and sprawling cities are draining aquifers that could take centuries or millenniums to replenish themselves, if they recover at all. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The aquifers near the Salton Sea hold enough lithium to supply close to 40 percent of the global demand. California’s Salton Sea eyed for lithium extraction with new tech 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z “This is what happens when there’s literally not enough water anymore,” said Kamanamaikalani Beamer, a former trustee of the Commission on Water Resource Management, calling streams “the veins that fill up our aquifers.” Fire renews Maui stream water rights tension in longtime conflict over sacred Hawaiian resource 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The new study looked at deep aquifers in the Canadian province of Alberta, which has such rich deposits of underground tar, oil sands and hydrocarbon that it has been dubbed “the Texas of Canada.” Cells Discovered Making ‘Dark Oxygen’ Underground 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Marcum described how California’s great agricultural underbelly withered under cloudless skies, with vast stretches of farmland slowly sagging on top of overdrawn aquifers. Diana Marcum, Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for Los Angeles Times, dies 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Around Phoenix, one of America’s fastest-growing cities, the crisis is severe enough that the state has said there’s not enough groundwater in parts of the county to build new houses that rely on aquifers. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Catalonia's authorities last week imposed new water usage restrictions on 22 villages around the reservoir, near the French border, as the aquifer supplying them is also emptying. Drought in Spain empties reservoirs, forces limits on water use 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z They say the project could imperil the regional groundwater aquifer already plagued by competing demands from surrounding cities, farms and a nearby wildlife refuge. Environmentalists sue to stop Utah potash mine that produces sought-after crop fertilizer 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z By radio-dating the organic matter in the samples and checking the depths at which they had been collected, the researchers were able to identify the ages of the groundwater aquifers they were tapping. Cells Discovered Making ‘Dark Oxygen’ Underground 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z It has plenty of old empty oil and gas reservoirs, and also permeable rocks known as saline aquifers. What is carbon capture and how does it fight climate change? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Hydrologists and other researchers typically focus on single aquifers or regional changes. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Officials said Enbridge is working to fix the rupture, in which the layer of earth above an aquifer is punctured, causing the water to leak to the surface and possibly introducing pollutants. Oil pipeline construction in Minnesota ruptured an aquifer. Officials say it’s the 4th time 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z This machine works by storing surplus heat in an underground aquifer, the hot water from which is pumped up to heat the building and to drive an absorption cooling plant to produce chilled water. Abandoning nuclear power was a mistake. Germany must return to the future of energy 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Cesspools that are inland are sometimes so close to aquifers that sewage pollutes them and can travel through springs to beaches and the ocean. 83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The hospital tried tapping an aquifer, but the water was too salty to use. How Arizona stands between tribes and their water 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z All of this helps enable and reinforce practices that have drained aquifers, such as growing water-intensive crops such as alfalfa or cotton in dry areas and overreliance on groundwater in fast-growing urban areas. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Last October, state regulators announced that Enbridge would pay more than $11 million for water quality violations and the three previous aquifer breaches. Oil pipeline construction in Minnesota ruptured an aquifer. Officials say it’s the 4th time 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Gilmour learned of an underground aquifer beneath the volcanic highlands of the Fijian island of Viti Levu with water rich in the mineral silica. David Gilmour, Who Brought Fiji’s Water to the Masses, Dies at 91 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z They also said storm water runoff could be captured and managed to help recharge aquifers in southern New Mexico. New Mexico lawmakers question fallowing as way to reduce water use along the Rio Grande 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z When we talk about water we usually think of rivers, lakes, reservoirs and groundwater aquifers. Here’s how much water it takes to make a serving of beef — and why its origins are so important 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Oklahoma is working to determine how much water remains in its aquifers, information that state lawmakers could use to set limits on pumping. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z An aquifer is a natural underground reserve of fresh water capable of being tapped by wells. Oil pipeline construction in Minnesota ruptured an aquifer. Officials say it’s the 4th time 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The immense weight of groundwater pumped from aquifers has helped shift Earth’s rotational axis, scientists report. News at a glance: Biggest lightning storm, regulating AI, and restoring Europe’s ecosystems 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z But this emptied aquifers faster than they could be replenished and encouraged farmers to drill illegal wells when they ran out, which only worsened the problem. In Iran, Some Are Chasing the Last Drops of Water 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z This is blue water that has been diverted from rivers and aquifers. Here’s how much water it takes to make a serving of beef — and why its origins are so important 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Recent data from those satellites, which are operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and funded by NASA, also show aquifers in decline. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The aquifer breaches don’t involve the pipe itself, she said. Oil pipeline construction in Minnesota ruptured an aquifer. Officials say it’s the 4th time 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Israel effectively controls most of the water supply in the territory and limits the amount of water the Palestinians can extract from the mountain aquifer, the main water supply in the territory. In the West Bank, UNESCO site Battir could face a water shortage from a planned Israeli settlement 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Scientists are finding treasure under the seafloor—unexpected, widespread aquifers of fresh water off coastlines worldwide. Inside the Minds of People, Parrots and Bees 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z On land, subsurface water is stored in geologic layers of water-bearing rock called aquifers. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z A warmer world also causes more surface water to evaporate, leaving less to seep through the ground to replenish overstressed aquifers. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z They contain floodwaters, dissipate coastal surges, recharge aquifers and help keep nature healthy, supporting biodiversity and the life cycles of many recreational fish species. Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Ruling Means to You 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z That fake newspaper article could then be targeted at metropolitan members of the Minnesota Legislature who become motivated to enact laws highly restricting water use and chemicals that could pollute aquifers. In an AI world, trusted news is ever more essential | Opinion 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Geophysicist Rob L. Evans shares how he helped to identify these aquifers and what we know about them so far. Inside the Minds of People, Parrots and Bees 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Some aquifers are shallow and can be replenished by rainfall. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z That’s because much of the water from extreme downpours races away quickly to the ocean, before it can sit and soak into the aquifer below. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Vast quantities of water help carry the chemicals into aquifers and wetlands. Opinion: The PGA-LIV merger isn't the problem. Golf is 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Arizona's water department published a new report assessing how much water remains in the aquifers below Phoenix. Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Lacking surface water, it relies on underground aquifers, whose supply has dwindled as the population has grown. Arizona, Low on Water, Weighs Taking It From the Sea. In Mexico. 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z The composition of aquifers varies across regions, from limestone layers below Florida to more sedimentary layers in the Northeast. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z But it came at a cost, requiring farmers to drain the aquifer in order to irrigate their crops. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z So far, he said, not much has percolated down to aquifers. Winter storms boost Central Valley water supplies, but aquifer levels remain depleted 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z If the Phoenix area keeps pumping water at its current rate, those aquifers will tap out over the next century, according to the department. Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z In other areas, however, proposed subdivisions won’t be allowed unless developers can demonstrate a sufficient 100-year water supply that doesn’t depend on the local aquifer. Water concerns prompt new limits on growth in Arizona 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Groundwater—the fresh water contained in aquifers—makes up roughly 90 percent of the total available fresh water in the U.S., even when we factor in rivers and lakes. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Within 50 years, almost half of the aquifer in that area is expected to decline to minimum threshold. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z State water officials have also been conducting aerial surveys to map optimal areas for groundwater recharge, using helicopters equipped with electromagnetic imaging systems that peer underground to reveal fast pathways for replenishing aquifers. Winter storms boost Central Valley water supplies, but aquifer levels remain depleted 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Farms accounted for about 41 percent of aquifer pumping in the area in 2021, compared to around 38 percent for cities. Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The drought has made groundwater — held in underground aquifers that can take many years to be replenished — even more vital. Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast-growing parts of Phoenix 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z About 25 percent of the water consumed in the U.S. is pumped from aquifers through private or municipal wells. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Wichita County and neighboring counties have been one of the first areas in Kansas to get close to the bottom of the aquifer, Wilson said. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z But he said it’s possible a lot of the water may not reach the aquifer. Winter storms boost Central Valley water supplies, but aquifer levels remain depleted 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z When Arizona first regulated aquifer withdrawals back in the 1980s, the state all but banned new agricultural water usage, freezing the growth of the state's thirsty cotton and alfalfa industries. Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Under a 1980 state law aimed at protecting the state’s aquifers, Phoenix, Tucson and other Arizona cities have restrictions on how much groundwater they can pump. Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast-growing parts of Phoenix 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Perhaps not surprisingly, the geologic layers that form aquifers under land do not stop at the shoreline; they often extend outward as part of the shelf. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s not just Kansas depleting its aquifers at a vicious clip. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z State water officials have sought to make it easier for local water districts and farms to use floodwaters to recharge depleted aquifers. Winter storms boost Central Valley water supplies, but aquifer levels remain depleted 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Another third of the metro's water comes from underground aquifers — and that water is running out, too. Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z New Mexico environmental regulators say they are concerned about forever chemicals seeping into aquifers in a state where 80% of residents rely on underground water for household consumption. New Mexico sues manufacturers of ‘forever chemicals’ amid health concerns 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z We think there might be fresh water underneath the entire New England shelf, based on surveys and models of aquifers onshore. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z In some places, the aquifer has fallen to less than 10% of capacity, the Arkansas Department of State warned this year. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Radioactive plumes are contaminating the Great Miami aquifer near Cincinnati. A Poisonous Cold War Legacy That Defies a Solution 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The data was alarming: The state found that it has allocated more groundwater to cities and farms over the next hundred years than is actually present in the aquifers. Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Fernley now wants to show the loss of an aquifer recharge will have dramatic, complicated impacts on the natural environment, as well as farmers’ wallets. Nevada fight over leaky irrigation canal and groundwater more complicated than it appears on surface 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z The assumption, not proved yet, is that the submarine aquifers are created by underground runoff from places on land. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Unfortunately this year’s unusually wet winter in California, which led to widespread flooding, did only so much to refill those aquifers. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z That could include investments in water recycling and desalination, he said, and efforts to improve drainage, treat contaminated water and enhance the quality of aquifers. Colorado River deal offers reprieve, but long-term water crisis remains 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z It has depleted aquifers, driven up fertilizer use, reduced the diversity of rice breeds that are planted, and polluted the air with the smoke of burning rice stubble. Re-imagining rice, a crop that feeds the world 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z He said hydrological studies predict a drop in the local aquifer will draw water from salty marshes at the nearby Fernley Wildlife Management Area, degrading the community’s water quality. Nevada fight over leaky irrigation canal and groundwater more complicated than it appears on surface 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Yet the geology of the region is complex, with a number of faults, which could make tapping a submarine aquifer seem less worthwhile. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z But Colorado has policies that allow its aquifers to run out. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z With more water flowing in the Kern River than the area can handle, the situation underscores the region’s unrealized potential for aquifer recharge, Nemeth said. California to trigger rarely used relief valve on Kern River, diverting flows to state aqueduct 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Regions that lack accessible supplies of water in the form of underground aquifers or wells, rivers, or lakes or that receive little rainfall are ill-suited to farming. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Without aquifer recharge from the seepage, he fears the landscape will eventually revert to its pre-canal condition. Nevada fight over leaky irrigation canal and groundwater more complicated than it appears on surface 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Before a locality considered drilling for submarine fresh water, it might consider groundwater that had been dismissed in the past because it was brackish; it might be less salty than the submarine aquifer. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z “It’s not like it rains on Monday, and by Saturday it’s in the aquifer.” America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Authorities should invest in more desalination and purification plants to supplement aquifers and reservoirs, she said. Spain's swimming pools feel the heat as water supplies dwindle 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Vidler still stands at the front of the pack, tapping water in hard-to-reach aquifers and pursuing aggressive litigation to push new construction forward. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z In parts of the district, aquifer levels are so low that experts fear saline seepage from the sea, which would make tap water undrinkable. Drought prompts French ban on garden swimming pools 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Another issue could be which country has the right to draw from an offshore aquifer that lies across an ocean boundary between two adjacent nations. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Groth said the county, which gets the vast majority of its water from its own aquifers, will hit a point within a decade where it doesn’t have enough water. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z “We could be proactive and aggressive with recharging our aquifer,” Noorigian said. ‘Do people have to die?’ Why these Californians fear catastrophic floods. 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The company has proposed tapping a virgin aquifer and using the water to supply new housing developments on the edge of town, but Brown doubts the pipeline is a good idea. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Low aquifer levels also mean a higher concentration of pollutants, which could likewise severely damage water quality. Drought prompts French ban on garden swimming pools 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Scientists have confirmed only a small number of submarine freshwater aquifers. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z It can also contaminate aquifers in ways that make the remaining water unsafe or undrinkable. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Phoenix, Tucson and other Arizona cities have restrictions on how much groundwater they can pump under a 1980 state law aimed at protecting the state’s aquifers. In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm’s water use 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z In California and Arizona, the company bought and stored water in so-called "underground storage facilities," artificial aquifers that serve as subterranean reservoirs. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z There are no reasonably available alternative drinking water sources for residents should the Cape Cod aquifer become contaminated, the agency said. EPA: Machine gun range could harm Cape Cod drinking water 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Surveying the transition from land to sea—to find possible water flows from land aquifers to ocean deposits—is challenging. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z For example, in coastal areas, overpumping can accelerate “saltwater intrusion,” the movement of ocean water into the freshwater aquifer, making it first unappetizing, then unhealthy. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z It warned that the industry is “largely ungoverned,” leading to erosion, flooding, saltier aquifers and the collapse of coastal defenses. As sand miners prosper in Uganda, a vital lake basin suffers 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The area's aquifer was already overdrawn thanks to a number of irrigated farms nearby. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z The federal Safe Drinking Water Act mandates a strong preventative approach where a drinking water supply is highly dependent on a single aquifer, the agency said. EPA: Machine gun range could harm Cape Cod drinking water 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z No one has designed a detailed system to tap a submarine aquifer. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Saltwater is encroaching on parts of the aquifers that provide drinking water for the 3 million people who live east of New York City’s Queens and Brooklyn boroughs. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Historically, many now-seasonal streams ran year-round, fed by healthy aquifers refilled by lingering surface water. Ongoing Development Is Part of the Colorado River Problem 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z This water sits in some of the state's shallowest and most remote aquifers, where it has accreted over thousands of years beneath chalk-white valleys. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z If the aquifer were to become contaminated, surrounding areas might need to construct and operate expensive advanced drinking water systems, overburdening communities that already face economic hardships, according to the EPA. EPA: Machine gun range could harm Cape Cod drinking water 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Pumping water from a submarine aquifer that is connected through a geologic formation to an onshore aquifer could also be risky. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z But it can be released into drinking water supplies when aquifers are overpumped, a phenomenon that scientists have documented in countries with less-developed water infrastructure, including Mexico and Vietnam. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The space is usually flooded due to an aquifer running beneath the city. Under Lisbon's streets, ancient Roman galleries tell story of the past 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z But Vidler's own models showed that water use from the new development would cause water levels in the aquifer to drop, endangering residential wells. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z In 1982, the Cape Cod aquifer was designated as the sole or principal source of drinking water for Cape Cod, according to the EPA. EPA: Machine gun range could harm Cape Cod drinking water 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Any submarine aquifer would be at least slightly brackish, and pumping could mix the waters, which might reduce the freshness of the land aquifer. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Now, as America’s aquifers are depleted, the problem is happening in the United States. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The bill’s critics say this would effectively offer an amnesty to farmers already using illegal wells to tap into the Doñana aquifer to grow strawberries, blueberries and raspberries for export across Europe. Spanish PM, EU slam irrigation plan for drought-hit wetlands 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Nowhere is this dynamic clearer than in the western suburbs of Phoenix, where developers and builders have thrown up tens of thousands of homes that rely on groundwater from fragile aquifers. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Sandy landscapes like those in southeastern Ukraine allow water to soak into the ground and replenish aquifers, but plantations can interfere. Scientists plan a comeback for Ukraine’s war-ravaged forests 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z When rain falls on coastal land, it can percolate down into an aquifer and through highly permeable rocks, traveling under and across the shoreline and eventually out to the seabed. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Pumping water can cause the earth above an aquifer to slump, collapsing the space left behind by the water that was removed. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Groundwater depletion has progressively worsened through both wet and dry periods in the Central Valley, and accelerated over the last three years as heavy pumping sent aquifer levels plunging to new lows. Despite storms, many Californians are still coping with dry wells and awaiting fixes 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The company's biggest underground aquifer contains enough water to supply about 2,000 homes for a hundred years each. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Farmers are pumping more water from our aquifers than is being replaced, causing permanent subsidence in the land. Opinion | We have to learn to live within our means 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z For this long-distance flow to occur and for the water to remain fresh, there needs to be a cap over the marine aquifer—a layer that is not permeable, usually of compacted clay-rich sediment. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Matthew Jackson at Imperial College London says that in the UK we might be able to make use of aquifers, porous bodies of rock underground that naturally retain water. The plan to make a giant hot water bottle underground 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Operators of injection wells - often depleted oil or gas wells extending thousands of feet underground - receive federal permits only after satisfying regulators there’s no chance the waste would contaminate drinking water aquifers, Muno said. Ohio train derailment highlights waste disposal predicament 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Without ample rain to replenish them, the small and fragile aquifers that Vidler has tapped could someday empty out, leaving future homeowners high and dry. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Operators of injection wells — often depleted oil or gas wells extending thousands of feet underground — receive federal permits only after satisfying regulators there’s no chance the waste would contaminate drinking water aquifers, Muno said. Ohio train derailment highlights waste disposal predicament 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Figuring out how a specific reservoir formed—whether it is connected to aquifers on land and how extensive it may be—requires a lot of sensing. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Despite numerous aquifer thermal energy storage installations in Europe - there are thousands in the Netherlands, for instance - it remains rare in the UK. The plan to make a giant hot water bottle underground 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Concerning groundwater, politicians and water officials have been yakking about recharging the drained aquifers for decades. Column: There's a bright side to the battery of California storms — more clean hydroelectric power and groundwater 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Some farmers are using the stormwater to replenish underground aquifers that had become depleted after years of pumping and drought left wells dry. Dramatic photos show how storms filled California reservoirs 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Raw sewage — including all its bacteria and pathogens — then seeps from the pit into the ground, groundwater, aquifers and ocean. Toxic cesspools, bribery at center of Hawaii lawmaker’s case 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z But the precipitation won’t be enough to pull rural areas out of a drought or refill aquifers. To conserve, Nevada may try to buy back groundwater rights 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Along the Vermilion River in Illinois, it is seeping into unlined pits containing coal ash — a hazardous waste — and carrying heavy metals into drinking-water aquifers. It’s not just oceans that are rising. Groundwater is, too 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Don’t expect it to be a boon for the aquifer, Ayres says. Column: There's a bright side to the battery of California storms — more clean hydroelectric power and groundwater 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z But the state’s groundwater supplies remain significantly depleted, and the governor said that emergency measures to recharge aquifers and capture storm water would remain in place. Newsom Rolls Back Water Restrictions After Winter Deluge in California 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Some surplus water will be poured across fallowed farm fields so it can soak into the ground and recharge sinking aquifers. Column: Newsom denies the obvious: California is no longer in drought 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z In regions around the world where groundwater is being heavily pumped and depleted, Famiglietti said, improving management will be crucial for continued food production and preserving aquifers for the future. Amid conflicts and climate change, U.N. puts focus on 'deep trouble' in water worldwide 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z California’s groundwater aquifers have huge potential for storing water; they can hold eight to 12 times as much as all of the state’s major reservoirs combined. What Does All This Rain Mean for California’s Drought? 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z “That water is going to sit around for a long time and evaporate. The soil is not conducive for recharging the aquifer.” Column: There's a bright side to the battery of California storms — more clean hydroelectric power and groundwater 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Storing water: Landowners and local water managers are using farmland to capture and funnel the recent barrage of water and snow to feed depleted aquifers, The Los Angeles Times reports. Behind the Story: Can U.F.W. Make a Comeback? 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z But the hydrologic imbalance persists in some areas, especially in aquifers that were irresponsibly depleted by farmers for decades. Column: Newsom denies the obvious: California is no longer in drought 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z As the aquifer has dropped, the land has been sinking. Worry and suspicion reign as once-dry Tulare Lake drowns California farmland 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z When it comes to replenishing those aquifers, the state has had trouble capturing water from downpours and redirecting it to fields and sandy basins where it can seep underground, experts say. What Does All This Rain Mean for California’s Drought? 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Second, we can now earnestly pursue the ambitious task of refilling our depleted underground reservoirs, the sinking aquifers that have been irresponsibly overpumped for decades, mostly by farmers. Column: There's a bright side to the battery of California storms — more clean hydroelectric power and groundwater 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Not anymore: They're facing serious cutbacks in the amount of water that can be sucked out of an exhausted underground aquifer they've been drawing on without limit for decades. California’s drought is not over: Just follow the power and money 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z But the park’s lagoons and marshes are shrinking under pressure from local farmers, some of whom use illegal wells to tap its underlying aquifer. EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z “It reaches the aquifer much faster than I imagined,” Schaad said. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The team did exclude some areas, such as central California and northern India, where people have pumped groundwater and depleted aquifers. A warmer world causes extreme drought and rain. ‘Indisputable’ new research proves it. 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z And there’ll be lots more water to replenish aquifers, especially in the San Joaquin Valley, where hundreds of wells have gone dry and the land has dramatically sunk, cracking pipes and canals. Column: There's a bright side to the battery of California storms — more clean hydroelectric power and groundwater 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The storms have done little to recharge the aquifer that at times provides as much as 40% of the water supply in the Valley. California’s drought is not over: Just follow the power and money 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z “It is urgent and necessary to adopt measures to reduce the consumption of water and revert the poor status of the aquifer,” the environmental group said. EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The system should strike a balance between maintaining needed river flows for the environment and replenishing aquifers, she said. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Drought also hastened subsidence as water districts and users siphoned water from underground aquifers, depressing and sinking the land above. Age, drought, rodents and neglect weaken California levees, heightening flood danger 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z On Friday, Newsom signed an executive order making it easier for farmers and water agencies to use floodwater to refill underground aquifers. Storm breaches California river’s levee, hundreds evacuate 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z That means the amount of water withdrawn from the aquifer is equal to the amount that's returned to it, mostly through absorption in the soil. California’s drought is not over: Just follow the power and money 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z “This is an immense opportunity to help recharge these depleted aquifers.” California plans to capture floodwaters to recharge depleted groundwater 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z “We have a groundwater aquifer that can take three times the amount of water that we can store in surface water reservoirs, and it’s protected from evaporation.” Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, even some empty aquifers are disappearing, as dried-out subterranean layers compact and lose their ability to hold moisture. Editorial: All that rain and snow! How can California still be in drought? 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Older buildings in the south end of town are connected to a pipe that carries fresh water, but the new homes in the north rely on water trucked in from a local aquifer. Kitesurfing Californians found the perfect beach in Baja. Then they gentrified it 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The Laboratory sits atop an aquifer west of Idaho Falls that serves half the state’s population and millions of acres of irrigated farmland. Phil Batt, onion farmer who rose to Idaho governor, dies 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Where water sinks into the ground and replenishes the aquifer, it could help address declines in water levels that have left families with dry wells in rural areas across the Central Valley. California plans to capture floodwaters to recharge depleted groundwater 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Once applied to the fields near the town of Dunnigan, the water quickly sinks into the soil and makes its way through sediment to the aquifer. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z We also continue to overdraw from some of our biggest water bank accounts, the aquifers under the San Joaquin Valley. Editorial: All that rain and snow! How can California still be in drought? 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Scientists have found that in recent years the pace of groundwater depletion has accelerated as agricultural pumping has drawn down aquifer levels. California regulators reject San Joaquin Valley groundwater management plans 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z He's now watching the wells and ponds on his property daily, with no other option than to simply wait for testing to learn if carcinogenic chemicals from the derailment have leached into the aquifer. In a growing petrochemical hub, the East Palestine derailment triggers ‘an uneasy feeling’ 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z “It’s critical to recharge aquifers, especially when there’s an influx of rain,” Fencl said. California plans to capture floodwaters to recharge depleted groundwater 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z The order, which lasts until June 1, will make it easier for local water districts and farms to route river flows to fields and other sites where the water can boost depleted aquifers. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z While the update reflects measurable drought relief, the report’s authors note that three years of dryness have further depleted some historically low groundwater levels, and that some aquifers may take “months to recover.” More than 16% of California moves out of drought, U.S. report finds 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The UK government wants a new power station where carbon dioxide is captured and stored under the North Sea - either in old and gas reservoirs, or permeable rocks known as saline aquifers. Carbon capture: What is it and how does it fight climate change? 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z The state’s groundwater aquifers can hold vast quantities of water — far more than its major reservoirs. Why It’s Hard for California to Store More Water Underground 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Pilorgé says that one of the challenges will be placing geothermal plants in areas where such aquifers are readily available. How this company plans to use Earth’s heat to cool the planet 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z They say the current rush to flood farmlands risks washing harmful contaminants into aquifers, and more work needs to be done to identify those properties best suited for recharge. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Storing rain: Torrential rains this winter could have helped to replenish the state’s depleted aquifers, but water agencies and experts say state bureaucracy, intended to distribute water fairly, has stood in the way. Sacramento’s Latest Craze Is Like a Bat Signal 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Groundwater, or the state’s system of underground aquifers, remains perilously low, particularly in the Central Valley where climate change and overpumping have left it dangerously depleted. Is California still in a drought? 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z But those aquifers have been significantly depleted in recent decades, especially in the Central Valley, where farmers have increasingly pumped out water for their crops. Why It’s Hard for California to Store More Water Underground 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Pump it out of flood-engorged rivers and spread it in fields or sandy basins, where it can seep into the ground and replenish the region’s huge, badly depleted aquifers. Parched California Misses a Chance to Store More Rain Underground 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Many areas of the valley that once flooded and naturally allowed for water to percolate into aquifers have been transformed into farmland, bisected by webs of canals and levees. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z LaDuke and others have criticized the agency's response to the incidents, noting that it took months to publicly disclose the first of the aquifer breaches. Documents show how a pipeline company paid Minnesota millions to police protests 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z But now, with the rise in heat and drought and the decline of the aquifer, those dust storms are returning, the National Climate Assessment found. How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The loss of rainfall is putting greater stress on already overexploited aquifers and depleted reservoirs. Water Shortages Threaten to Increase Violence and Disappearances in Mexico 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Gravity and chance have helped some of the recent rains percolate into aquifers, but humans need to steer more of it there if the state hopes to bank enough for prolonged droughts. Parched California Misses a Chance to Store More Rain Underground 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Some of the water has been released into a creek to replenish the aquifer; other flows have been routed to the privately owned farm. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Jones noted that groundwater, or the state’s system of underground aquifers, is much slower to recover from depletion and has a long way to go before it can fully be replenished. Dramatic photos show Lake Oroville's rise after epic storms 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z In the years since, the farmland over the Ogallala once again flourished as farmers drew from the aquifer to irrigate their fields. How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Some communities fear the farms will deplete precious groundwater, or pollute aquifers or surface waters with their waste. Oceans away: Is raising salmon on land the next big thing in farming fish? 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The wells will be drilled 500 feet into the ground and draw water from the deep aquifer in the area; Tyco will cover all expenses for 20 years. Cleaning up "forever chemicals" is costly and messy — just ask this Wisconsin town 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z “If we can take the surface water when it’s available and put it in the ground, that’s good stewardship — of land, of the aquifer,” said Bill Vanderwaal, the district’s manager. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Jones said groundwater, the state’s system of aquifers, remains severely depleted and could take years to recharge. What the crisis on the Colorado River means for Southern California 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z She expressed concern for Maui’s water supply, noting most of what goes into the ground makes its way into the aquifer. Diesel fuel spilled at Space Force telescope site in Hawaii 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z In California, most of that water comes from underground aquifers, which the state relies on more heavily during dry years. Environmental group urges California to limit the growing of almonds and alfalfa 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z As more and more communities around the Midwest are experiencing problems with their groundwater, be it contamination, aging infrastructure, or drying aquifers, Lake Michigan water is an increasingly hot commodity. Cleaning up "forever chemicals" is costly and messy — just ask this Wisconsin town 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The inflows to the aquifer hold promise to boost water levels in the wells of homes and surrounding farms that produce almonds, tomatoes and grapes. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Barrows said the water district’s decision to curtail aquifer replenishment is like “charging the water credit card” and putting off harder decisions for later. Why desert golf courses and artificial lakes remain untouched by the Colorado River crisis 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Groundwater — or the state’s system of underground aquifers — needs more than a handful of storms to recharge, especially after years of persistent overpumping. After January storms, California announces new State Water Project allocation of 30% 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Dahlke has been studying ways to recharge the state’s severely depleted groundwater by diverting swollen rivers into orchards and fields and letting the water seep deep into aquifers. Can California’s floods help recharge depleted groundwater supplies? 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z The future of storage is underground in aquifers, now dangerously depleted by over-pumping. Uncaptured water isn’t wasted. But more could be stored for a non-rainy day 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Newsom has called for increasing the amount of water used to recharge aquifers as part of his plan for adapting to more extreme conditions with climate change. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z They recently announced plans to cut the amount of Colorado River water the district uses to replenish the aquifer. Why desert golf courses and artificial lakes remain untouched by the Colorado River crisis 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z And while reservoir storage is important, it would behoove officials to devote more focus to groundwater recharge, or the replenishment of the state’s overdrafted aquifers, he said. Environmental rules stoke anger as California lets precious stormwater wash out to sea 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Over the past decade, Dahlke’s experiments with submerging small plots have suggested intentional flooding can replenish aquifers without damaging either groundwater quality or crops. Can California’s floods help recharge depleted groundwater supplies? 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z In Santa Monica, a new water project captured nearly 2 million gallons of runoff that once treated gets used for plumbing, irrigation or pumped back into the city’s aquifer. California storms feed systems set up to capture rainwater 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Researchers warn that even if California succeeds with more recharging, it won’t provide nearly enough water to eliminate the severe deficit in areas where aquifers are in overdraft. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z But the future of storage is underground in depleted aquifers. California has lots of catching up to do on flood management — with or without climate change 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The rest comes from the state’s own rivers or from aquifers in the ground. Skipped Showers, Paper Plates: An Arizona Suburb’s Water Is Cut Off 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z California’s farmers and others often extract far more water from aquifers than normally seeps in from the surface. Can California’s floods help recharge depleted groundwater supplies? 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z Another question, he said, is how much of the water captured in new wells will actually filter down into the aquifer. In a Drought, California is Watching Water Wash Out to Sea 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Across California, domestic wells have dried up in record numbers because of the drought and overpumping of the underground aquifers. How California's slew of storms stack up to previous drought-busters 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The monarch, in casual wear, chatted with women from Bedouin villages in the Disi aquifer region near Saudi Arabia where authorities hope development could take stone-throwing unemployed youths off the streets. Jordan truckers' strike exposes woes of impoverished south 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Cities across the Southwest have spent years trying to cut down on water consumption, recharge aquifers and find new ways to reuse water to cope with the drought. Skipped Showers, Paper Plates: An Arizona Suburb’s Water Is Cut Off 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The vines thrived, and the water replenished the aquifers beneath Cameron’s land. Can California’s floods help recharge depleted groundwater supplies? 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z Though the rain and snow will help replenish reservoirs and aquifers, a mere two weeks of precipitation will not solve two decades of drought. More heavy rains, powerful gales on tap for Northern California 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Reversing long-term declines in groundwater in California also would take many years, if aquifers were allowed to recover. 'Endless stream' of new storms to hit California again this week. What to expect 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Many farmers in California pump water from underground, with the enormous amounts pulled from aquifers depleting groundwater. EXPLAINER: How much will the rain help California’s drought? 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z There is enough unmanaged surface water from rain and snow statewide to resupply Central Valley aquifers, making more water available to farmers, urban dwellers and the environment. Opinion | California Could Capture Its Destructive Floodwaters to Fight Drought 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z It requires farmers to treat aquifers like bank accounts, clamping down on overdrafts but also allowing those who deposit water into them to make bigger withdrawals later. Can California’s floods help recharge depleted groundwater supplies? 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z Piyoosh Rautela, executive director of the Uttarakhand government's Disaster Management and Mitigation Centre, said the land subsidence was likely the rest of a breached aquifer - an underground layer of rock that holds water. Nearly 200 people in Himalayan town evacuated after homes develop cracks 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Satellite surveys also show significant declines in groundwater beneath the lake, as ongoing drought depletes the region’s aquifers. Great Salt Lake on track to disappear in five years, scientists warn 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z There’s broad agreement, including among powerful agriculture groups and nervous farmers and ranchers, that Kansas needs to extend the aquifer’s life. Warning about aquifer’s decline sets up big fight in Kansas 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The aqueducts are underused in winter when fewer growers need to irrigate their crops and could transport excess storm water to depleted aquifers. Opinion | California Could Capture Its Destructive Floodwaters to Fight Drought 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The most catastrophically depleted aquifers lie in the San Joaquin Valley, the nation’s largest single source of tree nuts, fruit, and vegetables. Can California’s floods help recharge depleted groundwater supplies? 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z The captured runoff is stored in underground aquifers. Explainer: What are atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones? 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z But households in this area also depend on groundwater withdrawn from underground aquifers, and recent research shows that these aquifers are drying up at an alarming rate. Will California’s ‘atmospheric river’ storms end the drought? 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Lacking a water source beyond this valley’s dwindling aquifers, the community is under state mandate to cut water use by 75% by 2040. Joshua Tree too crowded? Go truly off the grid in the starry desert of Borrego Springs 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z People are now trying to stake claims to winter water to recharge aquifers so more water is available in the summer when the need is greater. Opinion | California Could Capture Its Destructive Floodwaters to Fight Drought 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z With that in mind, she’s hoping to soon launch a study aimed at identifying easier ways of using California’s extensive irrigation infrastructure to steer trillions of liters of floodwater into the state’s aquifers. Can California’s floods help recharge depleted groundwater supplies? 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z By seeking to tame its rivers, California has reduced the amount of water reaching its underground aquifers — the same aquifers that farmers and towns are increasingly turning to during droughts. Floods Show California’s Climate Dilemma: Fight the Water, or Pull Back? 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z In other parts of the country like Arizona, officials can bank water from wet years in underground aquifers, but any extra rainfall in the Central Valley just gets lost. Will California’s ‘atmospheric river’ storms end the drought? 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Excessive groundwater pumping has long been depleting aquifers in California’s Central Valley. Calories, carbs and climate. Should fast food have environmental labeling? 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z That is putting more pressure to supply homes and businesses from finite water reserves held in aquifers. Thousands Will Live Here One Day (as Long as They Can Find Water) 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z To deal with those reductions and access other supplies to serve growth, the state is turning more heavily to its underground aquifers. In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z The draining of the aquifer is causing portions of the valley floor to sink. Depletion of groundwater is accelerating in California's Central Valley, study finds 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Just last week, a board that advises the Kansas governor voted to make a historic recommendation to protect the Ogallala aquifer, which has been tapped for decades to irrigate crops in an arid region. Arizona restricts farming to protect groundwater supply 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Plans call for developing unused groundwater rights and pumping treated water from The Dalles’ water treatment plant into the city’s main aquifer. Google’s water use is soaring in The Dalles, records show, with two more data centers to come 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Water supply options for Teravalis include tapping another aquifer and delivering water by pipeline. Thousands Will Live Here One Day (as Long as They Can Find Water) 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The desert aquifers contain “fossil” water that has been underground for thousands of years. In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z As falling water levels leave underground spaces in layers of gravel, sand and clay, the ground collapses and permanently reduces the aquifer’s water-storing capacity. Depletion of groundwater is accelerating in California's Central Valley, study finds 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Mohave County Supervisor Jean Bishop said the rapid growth in farming changed the perspective that the aquifer can produce indefinitely. Arizona restricts farming to protect groundwater supply 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The city says it expects to pump more water into the aquifer than it will withdraw, and projects having more water available for all users — even with Google’s continued growth — than if it didn’t upgrade. Google’s water use is soaring in The Dalles, records show, with two more data centers to come 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The law also requires developers to replenish aquifers with the same amount of water that they withdraw. Thousands Will Live Here One Day (as Long as They Can Find Water) 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z For years, they have banked some of the imported Colorado River water underground by routing it to basins where it percolates down to aquifers. In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z More precise data along tidal zones would help predict how far storm-surge flooding may penetrate inland, and the extent of saltwater intrusion into estuaries, wetlands and aquifers. NASA set to launch first global water survey satellite 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z “The public deserves to know how much water is used — and from what sources — by those who take water from rivers and streams and pump water from aquifers.” Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z More precise data along tidal zones would help predict how far storm-surge flooding may penetrate inland, as well as the extent of saltwater intrusion into estuaries, wetlands and underground aquifers. NASA to conduct first global water survey from space 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z But as those companies began storing and disposing of metals, solvents and other waste in the area, known carcinogens such as trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, hexavalent chromium and 1,4-dioxane trickled into the Valley’s aquifer. Drought-ravaged L.A. seeks surprising source of water: A contaminated Superfund site 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Since then, a groundwater replenishment district has been charged with securing water and using it to recharge aquifers, creating an accounting system. In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z City water officials thought layers of soil and gravel in the aquifers have filtered almost all potential contaminants. More ‘forever chemicals’ found in WA drinking water as cleanup costs mount 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Some farmers of high-value cash crops have more control over their water supply,through deep aquifers and rights to divert from the state’s major rivers. Wish You Were Here. Ignore the Floods and Fires. 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Across California, domestic wells are drying up in record numbers due to severe drought and the overpumping of underground aquifers. Household water wells are drying up in record numbers as California drought worsens 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Some of the more than 250 million tons of toxic and radioactive detritus, known as tailings, scattered into nearby communities, some spilled into streams and some leaked into aquifers. "A ticking atomic bomb": The Cold War legacy lurking in U.S. groundwater 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z “It’s one of the most plentiful aquifer basins in the state of Arizona. So we feel pretty good about that,” said Heath Melton, regional president for The Howard Hughes Corp. In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Instead, he thinks that there are a multitude of small sources that find their way to stormwater runoff that then percolates into the aquifer. More ‘forever chemicals’ found in WA drinking water as cleanup costs mount 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z That way, they will ensure the country’s food production, and also reduce the strain on the aquifers during increasing summer droughts. French Police Guard Water as Seasonal Drought Intensifies 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Those with shallow wells — mostly homeowners — typically run out of water first as aquifer levels drop. Household water wells are drying up in record numbers as California drought worsens 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Six of the mills were built on reservations, and another eight mills are within 5 miles of one, some polluting aquifers used by tribes. "A ticking atomic bomb": The Cold War legacy lurking in U.S. groundwater 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Melton said the community will conserve water by having low-water-use plants and fixtures, and will use recycled wastewater for outdoor irrigation and to recharge the aquifer. In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Foes are also upset about the possible use of herbicides to prevent invasive species regeneration, noting that the Pinelands sits atop an aquifer that contains some of the purest drinking water in the nation. Fire plan would cut 2.4 million New Jersey Pinelands trees 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z And the official study on how much water can be taken from the Deux-Sèvres region’s rivers and aquifers, without negatively affecting the environment, is being done only now. French Police Guard Water as Seasonal Drought Intensifies 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z But this is a “source,” as everyone here calls it, where pipa drivers pump up fresh water from an underground aquifer that, for now, still runs deep and cool. As the Amazon rainforest goes dry, a desperate wait for water But pollution lingered in the aquifer beneath the growing town where some residents still get their water from private wells. "A ticking atomic bomb": The Cold War legacy lurking in U.S. groundwater 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The project has been opposed for decades by neighboring Beaver County, Native American tribes, some ranchers and Nevada counties worried that siphoning water from Pine Valley will affect nearby aquifers. Lawsuit looms over tiny fish in drought-stricken West 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z For now, farmers with wells have been able to rely on aquifers. Drought forces California farmers to idle vast growing areas, costing $1.7 billion 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z By flying a helicopter equipped with an electromagnetic imaging system, they collected data to effectively peer beneath the ground and map what they say is one of the “fast paths” for recharging the valley’s aquifers. From the air, scientists map 'fast paths' for recharging California's groundwater 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Depleted aquifers in the Central Valley now have three times the capacity of California’s approximately 1,400 reservoirs. Hidden ‘Paleo Valleys’ Could Help California Survive Droughts 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z When neither water treatment nor nature solves the problem, federal and state regulators can simply relax their water quality standards, allowing harmful levels of pollutants to be left in aquifers. "A ticking atomic bomb": The Cold War legacy lurking in U.S. groundwater 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Africa has 72 giant aquifers that are largely untapped, scientists say. In brutal drought, Kenyan herders look for hope underground 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z The aquifers that the plant draws from are separate from the municipal supply, which relies mostly on three dams. How Droughts in Mexico Could Shape the Future of the Beer Industry 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Although the practice of recharging aquifers has been around for decades, it has taken on new importance as many areas of California seek to comply with the state’s 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. From the air, scientists map 'fast paths' for recharging California's groundwater 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z People can help restore hydrologic health by spreading water on the surface to percolate underground, a process called managed aquifer recharge. Hidden ‘Paleo Valleys’ Could Help California Survive Droughts 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Yet they left some waste at one former processing site in a shallow aquifer connected to the river and granted an exemption that allowed cleanup to end and uranium to continue leaking into the waterway. "A ticking atomic bomb": The Cold War legacy lurking in U.S. groundwater 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Scientists long assumed that these subterranean microbial communities, which dwell in aquifers and geothermal wells, saw little ecological change. Geologic Activity Lets Microbes Mingle Deep Underground 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The past few years seen droughts in Yemen interspersed with intense rain, causing flash floods that did not replenish aquifers. In Yemen, farmers choose narcotic over other crops, exacerbating climate woes 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z “The more water we can get into the underground, the more we can replenish the aquifer, the fewer wells that will go dry.” From the air, scientists map 'fast paths' for recharging California's groundwater 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z “It’s a high priority for us at DWR ... to help locals get more information about their aquifers.” Hidden ‘Paleo Valleys’ Could Help California Survive Droughts 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z About a decade later, the state raised concerns about uranium that had spread several miles in an aquifer that provides drinking water for more than 15,000 people. "A ticking atomic bomb": The Cold War legacy lurking in U.S. groundwater 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Yuran Zhang, an energy resources engineer at Stanford University, was studying the flow of water between geothermal aquifers when she had the idea to use microbes as a tracer. Geologic Activity Lets Microbes Mingle Deep Underground 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The aquifers are being drained at roughly twice the rate at which they can be replenished naturally and now account for about 60 percent of the country’s water supply. Jordan Is Running Out of Water, a Grim Glimpse of the Future 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Although interior parts of California are too distant from the coast to make use of desalinated seawater, the technology is being used there to treat contaminated water from rivers and aquifers. They used to call California ocean desalination a disaster. But water crisis brings new look 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Local officials have drawn up urgent plans to adapt: drill more wells to tap aquifers, build dams to store water when rain does come and help people shift to more resilient forms of agriculture. Developing Nations Have a Message at Global Climate Talks: Polluters, Pay Up 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z The contamination hasn't reached the wells used by nearby communities, and Smith, the DOE spokesperson, said the department has no plans to treat the uranium in the aquifer. "A ticking atomic bomb": The Cold War legacy lurking in U.S. groundwater 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Because pockets of subterranean water are usually isolated from one another, she and her team thought microbial DNA might act as a good “signature” to identify water from each aquifer. Geologic Activity Lets Microbes Mingle Deep Underground 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z When miners draw mineral-rich water from the aquifer underneath the flats and it doesn’t replenish naturally, nearby groundwater encroaches and causes the footprint to shrink. AP PHOTOS: Wonder, worry collide at Utah’s famed salt flats 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z “This would imply severe challenges for coastal infrastructure and agriculture, and can lead to the salinization of coastal aquifers, including the densely populated and cultivated Nile Delta,” said George Zittis, who co-authored the report. Climate change and rising seas threaten Egypt’s breadbasket 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z It didn't take long to find the source of the issue: The aquifer beneath her house had dropped below the bottom of her well. The Cochise County groundwater wars 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Like at most sites, uranium and other pollution leaked into an aquifer. "A ticking atomic bomb": The Cold War legacy lurking in U.S. groundwater 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z For a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Zhang and her team analyzed water from three boreholes connected to underground aquifers. Geologic Activity Lets Microbes Mingle Deep Underground 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z “We cannot know exactly how much water is in an aquifer, but we can measure the variations over time,” said Jay Famiglietti, a hydrologist and former senior water scientist at NASA. Can a Start-Up Help Companies Monitor and Manage Their Water Use? 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The most dangerous aspect of draining the pipelines is the potential for fuel to spill and enter the aquifer, Wade told reporters as a news conference. US military to begin draining Pearl Harbor pipelines 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z These conglomerates could afford to dig groundwater wells that are much deeper than standard residential wells, giving them a de facto monopoly on the region's aquifers. The Cochise County groundwater wars 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Caron said the Army needs to develop a long-term plan for monitoring drinking water wells that considers how chemical concentrations may change as water flows through the aquifer. Heartache, anger in Central Washington over drinking-water wells tainted by ‘forever chemicals’ 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z The team soon realized that by closing and opening tiny channels between these isolated water pockets, fracturing events could completely upend an aquifer’s microbial ecology in a matter of days. Geologic Activity Lets Microbes Mingle Deep Underground 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Companies can then invest in regenerative activities, such as reforestation and wetland conservation, which can have a huge impact on recharging aquifers. Can a Start-Up Help Companies Monitor and Manage Their Water Use? 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Hawaii officials are concerned that last year’s spill contaminated the aquifer and are worried that any future spills would also pollute the aquifer, which normally supplies more than 20% of the water consumed in Honolulu. US military to begin draining Pearl Harbor pipelines 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z The depletion of area aquifers will make life harder and harder for people like Duckels. The Cochise County groundwater wars 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z So, the couple and their two children relied on a well punched into a basalt lava rock aquifer to quench their thirst, cook, clean and bathe. Heartache, anger in Central Washington over drinking-water wells tainted by ‘forever chemicals’ 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z And it could even aid in the search for extraterrestrial life, because watery moons such as Jupiter’s Europa are thought to house similar hard rock aquifers. Geologic Activity Lets Microbes Mingle Deep Underground 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Aquifers closer to the surface can be replenished by rainfall, but deeper aquifers with so-called fossil water will take thousands of years to refill. Can a Start-Up Help Companies Monitor and Manage Their Water Use? 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Natural replenishment is much slower in confined aquifers like the Potomac, where layers of impermeable clays and rocks beneath the surface make it hard for rainwater to seep back into the ground. There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Unlike other aquifers that are fed by rivers and streams, the aquifers in the Willcox Basin depend on rainfall alone for replenishment, so they have always been vulnerable to depletion during drought. The Cochise County groundwater wars 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Ormat insists water it would pump and return to the ground will come from a different aquifer than feeds the wetlands. Rare toad fight similar to landmark endangered species case 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Department of Natural Resources announced the results from investigations of water quality violations and aquifer breaches related to the construction project. Enbridge will pay $11 million to settle pipeline violations 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z And, perhaps more important, it helps companies monitor and replenish the watersheds and aquifers on which we all depend. Can a Start-Up Help Companies Monitor and Manage Their Water Use? 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The second big problem is that, as more and more freshwater gets pumped out, the loss of pressure has left the aquifer vulnerable to saltwater contamination as denser seawater encroaches underground. There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Other farming-heavy regions across the West are seeing similar stress on their aquifers from unrestricted agricultural pumping and an ongoing megadrought. The Cochise County groundwater wars 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z "Our intention is to return them to the aquifer, for which we're studying multiple alternatives." Chile permanently closes mining areas connected to giant sinkhole 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z “Remember that the aquifer is still hemorrhaging water and the level of contamination is increasing,” the executive director of Honor the Earth said. Enbridge will pay $11 million to settle pipeline violations 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The alleged overextraction was labeled as a "serious" infraction while modified mining infrastructure that could cause "irreparable environmental damage" to an aquifer was labeled "Very serious." Chile files charges against mining company for giant sinkhole 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The advanced treatment plant also adjusts things like acidity and dissolved oxygen levels so the water is appropriate for the aquifer. There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Over the decades that followed, Kathmandu’s aquifers were depleted as it grew at a breakneck pace to accommodate refugees of conflict, natural disasters and climate change. Kathmandu Finally Got Tap Water. After a Climate Disaster, It Was Gone. 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z SMA filed a charge labeled as "very serious" for "irreparable environmental damage" to the aquifer, in addition to a "serious" charge for overextraction and two minor ones related to transporting minerals. Chile permanently closes mining areas connected to giant sinkhole 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z “You have to hit a different aquifer and get them a different part of that water table so they can actually have fresh water for their house.” California wells run dry as drought depletes groundwater 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Millions of gallons of water are being diverted at a time of severe drought, pulled out of aquifers even as the wells of local homeowners go dry. The reality of legal weed in California: Huge illegal grows, violence, worker exploitation and deaths 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z The aquifer acts as an environmental buffer, essentially providing another level of treatment as the water filters slowly through the soils, a process that can remove some pathogens and micropollutants. There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z California’s environment, however, is often overlooked in the noisy debate over urban and agricultural water use, as its constituents — plants, animals, rivers and aquifers — have little voice in the matter. The biggest victim of the great California water crisis isn't cities or farmers 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z The minister added that the government is working on recovering water from an aquifer that was damaged by the sinkhole. Chile permanently closes mining areas connected to giant sinkhole 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The law requires regional agencies to manage their aquifers sustainably by 2042. California wells run dry as drought depletes groundwater 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z One woman’s water well now runs dry each May, the shallow aquifer tapped by massive greenhouses that surround her house on three sides. The reality of legal weed in California: Huge illegal grows, violence, worker exploitation and deaths 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z By 2032, the district expects to treat and pump up to 100 million gallons of wastewater each day into the aquifer that would otherwise be released into the Elizabeth, James or York rivers. There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z If the sites receive more rain than they can handle, experts say, wastewater could spill into major waterways, including Tampa Bay, as well as Florida’s aquifer, which supplies drinking water throughout the region. Heavy rain could cause toxic waste spills at industrial sites in Ian’s path 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z If the sites receive more rain than they can handle, experts say, wastewater could spill out into major waterways, including Tampa Bay, as well as Florida’s aquifer, which supplies drinking water throughout the region. Heavy rain could cause toxic waste spills at industrial sites in Ian’s path. 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Many communities are pumping more groundwater and depleting aquifers at an alarming pace. California wells run dry as drought depletes groundwater 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Weeks earlier, Salinas residents had been worried about persistent drought conditions threatening their aquifer and only source of drinking water in the municipality. Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico as a Category 1 storm. Flooding still wrought havoc. 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z In addition to shoring up the aquifer, the project should also, when fully implemented, eliminate about 90 percent of the district’s wastewater discharge. There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Vaughn said the valley’s groundwater basin, which has been boosted by imported water, is in relatively better condition than the declining aquifers of the Central Valley. Proposed surf park in California desert is rejected by La Quinta City Council 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z “We’re talking about cutbacks on surface water … our next option is getting water from our aquifers.” Tribes seek more details on water use at Arizona copper mine 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Increased water storage in both reservoirs and aquifers is being developed. When it comes to water rights, collaboration beats litigation 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Near the property, Colorado River water is routed to ponds at a groundwater replenishment facility, recharging the aquifer. Surfing in the desert? A developer’s plan for a surf lagoon sparks outrage 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Even though the project is still in the early stages, researchers at the United States Geological Survey have already noted slight improvements in the aquifer. There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “So as long as we keep cleaning that aquifer, I think that’s going to be a great place for storage long term as well.” Angelenos are using record low amounts of water. Now what? 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Since 2008, aquifer levels underneath the city have rebounded as much as 40 feet. Increasing pressures on Colorado River water in New Mexico 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The utility also has access to a huge aquifer lying under a large expanse of former farmland northwest of the city that it bought and retired in the 1970s. In Arizona, worry about access to Colorado River water 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z “There is a continued threat to our aquifer and residents every day that fuel remains in the Red Hill tanks.” US military shrinks timeline for draining Hawaii fuel tanks 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Some of them even directly route treated wastewater for use as drinking water, without an environmental buffer like an aquifer. There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “This would imply severe challenges for coastal infrastructure and agriculture and can lead to the salinization of coastal aquifers” warned Zittis. East Med especially at risk as world heats up, report warns 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z “That’s exactly what we were hoping that our use of surface water would allow the aquifer to do,” Morris said. Increasing pressures on Colorado River water in New Mexico 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z “If we pump them and are unable to replenish the pumping, the aquifers will pay the price,” she said. In Arizona, worry about access to Colorado River water 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z When it rains, much of the water immediately runs off and doesn’t replenish the soils, aquifers or river flow beyond the initial burst. Record rain is hitting drought-stricken areas. That’s not good news. 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z He said using it to recharge aquifers was a complex but effective way of accomplishing a basic goal: returning water to where it came from. There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z But much of the problem is happening underground, where California’s aquifers have long served as a reliable source of water, especially during dry times. Dirty water, drying wells: Central Californians shoulder drought's inequities 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Some cities have contemplated costly steps such as building desalination plants, or injecting treated wastewater into aquifers to keep seawater out. Mississippi Crisis Highlights Climate Threat to Drinking Water Nationwide 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z But it was not an upstream dam that they were worrying about, or an aquifer being bled dry. Cloud Wars: Mideast Rivalries Rise Along a New Front 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Even more exciting are the gullies that seem to show the presence of flowing salty water on the surface today, hinting at near-surface aquifers. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “DTR” mirrors the natural process of replenishing aquifers that has been disabled by channelizations and forecasts the disappearance of water in the American West. L.A. artists take on drought crisis in new show. One solution? Embrace impermanence 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z “As you draw down your aquifers, you get left with more and more of the undesirable constituents,” he said. Dirty water, drying wells: Central Californians shoulder drought's inequities 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The regulator also requested a study to verify whether the volumes of water extracted by Ojos del Salado mine have detrimented nearby aquifers. Chile dictates measures against mining company for giant sinkhole 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z State officials say they want to grab rampaging flood water and store it in reservoirs and aquifers for use during droughts. Newsom's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta plan makes more sense. But it's still a 'water grab' 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z “What we really are hoping for is a wet fall followed by a very snowy winter to really recharge the aquifers and the groundwater.” Northeastern farmers face new challenges with severe drought 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z The amount of water stored in aquifers - the layer of spongy rock that soaks up water - is below normal for this time of the year. The science of drought explained in pictures 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The ongoing dry conditions, combined with July's record-breaking heatwave, have depleted rivers, reservoirs and aquifers. UK heatwave: South East Water hosepipe ban comes into force 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z His plan also calls to expand water storage, in above-ground reservoirs and underground aquifers, by about 4 million acre feet — nearly enough water to fill Shasta Lake, the state’s largest reservoir. Newsom: California must boost water recycling, desalination 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Among other things, the state plan calls for creating a groundwater recharge coordinating committee to help implement projects that will capture water and replenish aquifers. With California set to lose 10% of its water in 20 years, Newsom outlines urgent action 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Without a liner, pollution seeped into aquifers that supplied drinking water. A uranium ghost town in the making 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z The utility has three wells that tap the aquifer to supply drinking water to more than 400,000 Oahu residents. Honolulu utility finds chemical in Red Hill monitoring well 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The firm said its underground water aquifers were below average for the time of year across Kent and Sussex and its raw water reservoirs were also at a lower level. UK heatwave: South East Water hosepipe ban comes into force 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Factories are able to draw 50 million cubic meters of water per year because of federal concessions that give them special access to the city’s aquifers. Mexico’s Cruel Drought: ‘Here You Have to Chase the Water’ 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Plants along the banks of the Po River are wilting as they drink in water from increasingly salty aquifers and secondary waterways have dried up, shrinking amphibians and birds’ wetland homes. Italy’s salty Po Delta hurting agriculture, fisheries 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z They waited another nine years before barring people from drilling new or replacement wells in aquifers near the cleanup effort, but the order did not require existing wells to be plugged. A uranium ghost town in the making 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z The utility worries fuel may travel through the aquifer’s porous volcanic rock from the area around the Navy’s well to its own wells, which could poison Honolulu’s own water supply. Honolulu utility finds chemical in Red Hill monitoring well 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Fracking chemicals have the potential to sully nearby aquifers and release harmful air pollution linked to increased risk of asthma, heart disease and certain cancers. Federal government suspends new drilling and fracking leases on public lands in Central California 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The rest of the city’s water comes from aquifers, many of which are also running low. Mexico’s Cruel Drought: ‘Here You Have to Chase the Water’ 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The impact may be even more lasting, as saltwater is leaching inland distances never before recorded, and seeping into aquifers, underground layers of rock that can hold water. Italy’s salty Po Delta hurting agriculture, fisheries 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Other uranium mines and mills polluted the area’s main drinking water aquifer upstream of Homestake. A uranium ghost town in the making 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z The Board of Water Supply said the discovery heightens its concern that fuel spilled from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility is migrating through the aquifer located under the tank farm. Honolulu utility finds chemical in Red Hill monitoring well 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z To prevent that from happening, the aquifers have to be recharged, which means replacing what we remove with recycled water and better management of stormwater. Column: Beneath parched L.A. is a sea of water. It bubbles up in places, but can it quench our thirst? 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Anger is mounting at government officials who allow the region’s factories to continue pulling water from the strained aquifer via private wells while some residents are left without water for days. Podcast: The drought, this time in northern Mexico 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z “The territory around the Po is three meters below sea level, therefore there is a continual flow of saline water that is going into the aquifers,’’ Mantovani said. Italy’s salty Po Delta hurting agriculture, fisheries 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Demand for water in Jordan and the Persian Gulf countries is putting unsustainable pressure on underground water aquifers. Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z This differs from indirect potable reuse, where water spends time in a substantial environmental barrier such as an underground aquifer or in a reservoir. Los Angeles could soon put recycled water directly into the tap. It’s not ‘toilet to tap’ 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Life might exist in the solar system where there is liquid water – like the subsurface aquifers on Mars or in the oceans of Jupiter's moon Europa. How the James Webb telescope will search for alien life 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Many are angry at government officials and also the region’s mega-factories, which have largely continued work as usual thanks to federal concessions that allow them to suck water from the strained aquifer via private wells. Taps have run dry in Monterrey, Mexico, where there is water for factories but not for residents 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z But the real worry is for the future, if salinity rises and causes permanent damage to the aquifers. Italy’s salty Po Delta hurting agriculture, fisheries 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z It is operated by the Water Replenishment District of Southern California, the little-known agency that manages water rights to aquifers beneath southern Los Angeles County. In face of recurring drought, cities seek security in wastewater recycling projects 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z The city is also working with the Water Replenishment District, which manages groundwater rights in the region, on a master plan to figure out optimal locations for injecting recycled water into aquifers. Los Angeles could soon put recycled water directly into the tap. It’s not ‘toilet to tap’ 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Most groundwater reservoirs, or aquifers, are the source of drinking or irrigation water drawn up through wells. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Is there anything to dowsing, and if so, might a battalion of dowsers help get us through the drought by identifying underground aquifers and streams? Column: My broken sprinkler sent me on a quest. Can dowsers help us through the drought? 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z This one is situated at Cassidy on Vancouver Island and is used to monitor an unconsolidated aquifer that is widely used by residents with private wells. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z With the construction of the Albert Robles Center, however, the agency now uses 100% recycled water to replenish the same aquifers. In face of recurring drought, cities seek security in wastewater recycling projects 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z Reservoirs, snow and ice, soil moisture, and aquifers can all act as storage in a water budget. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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