drains aquifers faster than they can replenish. One of his diagrams shows that effect: “cones of depression” form around wells, lowering the water table and tilting levels. “If everybody’s ...

Researchers may have just found a way to establish a renewable water resource in one of the driest places in the world. Using ...

More residents could be affected as the aquifer continues to lose water. “As the water table continues to lower, it will affect more people,” Fish said. “It’s growing.” After Fish and ...

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 ...

We have come to assess the aquifer’s health. The weighted tip hits the water at 195 feet, a foot lower than a year ago. Dropping at this pace, it is nearing the end of its life. “Already this ...

About 1,500 feet from the Housatonic River, on top of an aquifer, GE proposes to put what would be one of the largest toxic-waste dumps in New England.