The Idaho Water Resource Board on Dec. 16 voted to approve 11 groundwater-to-surface-water irrigation conversion projects worth a combined $13.3 million. TrendingSimplot takes ownership of cattle ...

To reach the groundwater, wells are drilled and water is pumped to the surface. These wells may supply farms, industries, and cities, or are used for monitoring the level of the aquifers.

Thanks to all of these small spaces, the ground can absorb a lot of water. Beneath the ground we walk on, sometimes miles below the surface, large amounts of water can collect as groundwater. Wells, ...

By pulling young groundwater deeper more quickly, we are potentially moving these surface-borne pollutants to the depths tapped by municipalities and rural communities, the authors note. “The movement ...

These 2 NASA satellites are 'smart water meters' that can track groundwater in Northern California NASA's GRACE satellite observing mission aims to track the motion of all of Earth's surface and ...

“Groundwater doesn’t move as fast as surface water. You can go watch a stream flow, and you can see that it’s moving. A fast-moving groundwater would be a foot per day,” Knox said.

A further effect of increased near-surface and groundwater temperatures is that critical thresholds can be exceeded in water distribution networks.

Now, we have to remember that surface water and groundwater eventually become drinking water. For example, Wake County gets its drinking water from Falls Lake or Lake Wheeler, which is surface water.

Sydney — Dangerous concentrations of long-lingering "forever chemicals" have been found in surface and groundwater worldwide, according to a study released in April that showed Australia, the ...

The Surface Water Coalition, which consists of irrigation districts and canal companies with senior water rights, has submitted a proposed groundwater management plan to the Idaho Department of ...