The subterranean aquifer takes in mass amounts of snowmelt and rainwater, where it percolates for seven to 10 years before fueling many of Oregon’s most famous rivers through gushing springs. Indeed, ...
Researchers have long known there was some kind of aquifer in the Cascade Mountains that feeds rivers like the McKenzie and the Deschutes. But they never knew just how big it might be — until ...
Scientists studying the volcanic landscape of the Cascade Range found that an aquifer has nearly three times as much water as ...
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.
Texas will hear arguments over TCEQ issuing a permit to discharge treated wastewater into Helotes Creek, which contributes to the Edwards Aquifer.
Some environmental groups are concerned that our drinking water could be contaminated. The Mahomet Aquifer is the prime source of drinking water in central Illinois. Some groups are worried that ...
Those bills include: >> House Bill 748: Prohibits the construction, modification or expansion of any waste or disposal facility on land that is near or above a significant aquifer as determined by ...
The Kansas Geological Survey says a rise in irrigation coupled with prolonged drought conditions have led to a substantial ...