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Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Program

An ad hoc committee will conduct a study and issue three reports that review the many different scientific initiatives underway to support the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP). The ...
The Journal

OSU Agriculture offers research, education to extend life of Ogallala Aquifer

The Ogallala Aquifer, a water source of porous rock and sediment bed under farmland, cities and small towns from South Dakota to Texas, is in crisis. The Ogallala Aquifer provides irrigation for 30% ...

A water solution for drought-prone South Africa: we designed systems to replenish aquifers simply and cheaply in five towns

South Africa is the 30th driest country in the world. Over 400 towns, especially in the western and central parts of the ...
Colorado Public Radio

Aquifers: The groundwater in Colorado’s wells and how it gets there

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

The "Empty Aquifer" rule: Why hydrologists say regions must recharge groundwater before expansion

Beneath the surface of virtually every major growing city, a slow-moving crisis is unfolding. Aquifers - the underground layers of rock and sediment that store and supply freshwater to billions of ...