New era? Western cities using wetland parks, stormwater capture and mobile wastewater collection
Western cities are using new tactics to address shrinking water supplies due to drought and population growth.
Colorado lawmakers propose millions in funding to slash groundwater use; curb water profiteering
New legislation could help water-strapped regions of the state meet their obligations to deliver water to Kansas, New Mexico and Texas.
Ancient groundwater: Why the water you’re drinking may be thousands of years old
As wells run dry due to development, population growth and climate change, old groundwater is becoming increasingly important.
“A generational historic struggle to regain our water”
The Gila River Indian Community is ensuring that members can use their own resources while helping solve water supply problems in the region.
Snow can disappear straight into the atmosphere in hot, dry weather
Scientists are exploring how droughts can lead to chronically dry soil that sucks up more water than normal in the American West.
Water wells are at risk of going dry in the US and worldwide
Wells that irrigate agriculture and supply drinking water to more than 100 million Americans are at risk from over-pumping.
In the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, two groundwater sustainability agencies try to...
Agencies in two counties are pursuing different approaches to address overdraft and meet requirements of California’s groundwater law.
Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
These chemicals are everywhere. They last forever. They’re expensive to get rid of. And many Californians don’t even know they’re drinking them.
What happens when a rural area’s only well is contaminated?
As California’s new requirements for forever chemicals kick in, small providers in remote towns struggle to clean up their water.
Water Connections
Where groundwater gives way to warm springs, a fight continues over building a new desert town outside Las Vegas.