They also found that groundwater losses in the Central Valley since 2003 have totaled about 36 million acre-feet, or about 1.3 times the full water-storing capacity of Lake Mead near Las Vegas ...

As the Colorado River’s reservoirs have declined, even larger amounts of groundwater have been drained from aquifers. Using satellite data, scientists have estimated the vast water losses.

The Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead’s worth of water in the last 20 years — and scientists say we’re passing a "critical point" where pumping groundwater will become too expensive.

The authors found that groundwater levels declined between 2000 and 2022 in 71% of the 1,693 aquifer systems included in the research, with groundwater levels declining more than 0.1 meter a year ...

Levels of one 'forever chemical' are increasing in groundwater Date: September 4, 2024 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Rain and water in ponds and lakes slowly seeps into the soil ...

American groundwater has been severely depleted in recent decades, with 40 percent of more than 85,000 wells hitting all-time lows in the past decade and rainwater failing to replace the losses ...

UNCHARTED WATERS As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change Here are some of the people fighting efforts to conserve a vital resource that’s disappearing across the United States.

Humans’ unquenchable thirst for groundwater has sucked so much liquid from subsurface reserves that it’s affecting Earth’s tilt, according to a new study. Groundwater provides drinking water ...

When Arizona passed its Groundwater Management Act in 1980, the state decided it would keep track of groundwater in the most populated parts of the state, Porter said. With the modeling showing ...

Legacy pesticides Lead arsenate pesticides were widely used in apple and pear orchards across the country from the 1800s to about the 1950s, when farmers began using other products.

The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District said Aqua Texas, which provides water to the Woodcreek development in Hays County, overproduced its permit by 89.4 million gallons of water in 2022.

So far, groundwater sustainability agencies in Butte County have paid for their operations using initial grants, in-kind staff and monetary contributions from members’ jurisdictions.