Suburban cities in Hays, Williamson, Bastrop and Travis counties are trying to find ways to make sure everyone has the water ...

Industrial agriculture on the Great Plains began in the 1950s when mechanized pumps and sprinkler irrigation systems allowed trillions of gallons of water to be pulled each year from the Ogallala ...

The Guarani Aquifer System in South America and the Great Artesian Basin in Australia, for example, have been key sources for drinking water, irrigation, and industrial use for decades to centuries.

Replenishing aquifers isn’t easy. It can require building new canals or pipelines to divert flood waters into permeable basins that are miles from major rivers. In some cases, growers would have to ...

According to “Guinness” website, the oasis includes more than 2.5 million palm trees feeding on a huge aquifer through 280 artesian springs and extending over an area of more than 85.4 square ...

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