More than a dozen atmospheric rivers dumped rainfall on California in 2023 but replenished only 25 percent of the water lost from aquifers since 2006.

Scientists using seismic data tracked groundwater levels beneath the L.A. area. They found heavy rains in 2023 boosted ...

Aquifers are the primary source of drinking water for up to two billion people. To avoid overexploitation, lengthy renewal periods of some aquifers must be taken into account. The lengthy ...

Groundwater is water stored beneath the Earth's surface in the spaces between rocks and sediments, collectively known as aquifers.

The subterranean aquifer lurking in the mountains contains three times as much water as Lake Mead at full capacity.

A aquifer is just a layer under us, geological layer under us, that stores water. Typically you would call a freshwater aquifer a drinking water aquifer. But there's water below us in lots of ...

Groundwater is life in Arizona. Find out how we’re helping Grand Canyon communities manage their limited water supplies.

A stony outcropping of the sponge-like rock that makes up the Ogallala Aquifer is exposed in the hills high above Scott State Fishing Lake in Scott County, Kansas. The lake is spring-fed from ...

Below Mount Jefferson and McKenzie Pass is a massive storehouse of water three times the size of Lake Mead, say Oregon researchers.

The study, funded by Memphis Light, Gas & Water, revealed that the aquifer's protective clay layer has breaches, allowing potentially contaminated "modern water" to seep in. These findings have ...