There was one hitch: Emptying the reservoir was time-consuming, and sending that much water down a drain and creek after back-to-back rains risked significant erosion, according to emails.

18,000 gallons were discharged near 3872 Bancroft Drive at 9:45 a.m., with nearly 10,000 gallons being recovered by a pumper truck and 8,000 gallons reaching Beaver Dam Creek. Staff were able to ...

They had long suspected that there was a Harappan-era water storage system at the dig site in Haryana’s Rakhigarhi. But their discovery that day exceeded all expectations—a mammoth reservoir, second ...

After breaking the 50% capacity mark last week, the Vaal Dam water levels continue to rise. Heavy rainfall over recent weeks has continued to bolster South Africa’s water systems, with the ...

State officials have filed an application to remove the low-head dam at North Fork Elkhorn Creek. The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources has filed an application with the Energy and ...

The licence holder of a small reservoir located above last month’s deadly Lions Bay debris flow says he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on slide prevention, engineering and remediation.

“It is a big, active groundwater reservoir up there right now, but its longevity and resilience to change is set by the availability of recharging waters,” Karlstrom said. The findings also ...

Meantime, irrigators below the defunct LaPrele Dam see their existing stored supplies completely cut off. “[Alkali Creek Reservoir] is a prime example of how Wyoming citizens could have benefits for ...

Warmer temperatures mean less snow and more rain, which can affect how much water is absorbed and stored underground. “It is a big, active groundwater reservoir up there right now, but its longevity ...

Approved last month by Beijing, the project is poised to dwarf the massive Three Gorges Dam in scale, generating three times as much power. But this engineering marvel also represents a new ...

Angat Dam started releasing water at a rate of 70 cubic meters per second (cms) on Wednesday afternoon after its water level reached 214.53 meters above sea level (masl), surpassing its normal ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is closely monitoring the Vaal Dam after the dam’s water levels drastically increased from last week’s 24.3% to 46.2% this week. According to the ...