Scientists have found a gigantic freshwater aquifer hidden deep below the ocean.

Source: Mysterious freshwater reservoir found hidden beneath the ocean | Fox News

Editor’s Note: Caprock Chronicles is edited each week by Jack Becker, a librarian at Texas Tech University. This week’s essay, by Paul Carlson, emeritus professor of history at Tech, looks at the Ogallala Aquifer, the enormous underground water supply that under lies much of Great Plains. The Ogallala Aquifer is a large underground reservoir that extends 800 miles through the western High Plains; from the southern edge of South Dakota to the Llano Estacado in Texas and New Mexico,

Source: Caprock Chronicles: The Ogallala Aquifer’s long history, uncertain future – News – Amarillo Globe-News – Amarillo, TX

State Sen. Pat Fallon advises Wichitans to look to technology to help quench the state’s thirst for water.

Source: Fallon tells Wichitans to look to technology to help provide water

College Station city staff members have recommended a water fee rate increase of 15% for the 2020 fiscal year.

Source: College Station considers 15% hike in water fee rate | Local News | theeagle.com

Groundwater recharge is the latest wave in water security — though challenges remain.

Source: With floods and droughts increasing, communities take a new look at storing water underground | Ensia

What happens if (or when) the Brazos Valley runs out of drinkable water?

Source: Brazos Valley 2020: Water(less)World

Source: 7 places that are sinking faster than anywhere else in the US – GreenwichTime

The snow is melting and New Mexico’s rivers are flowing, bringing much needed doses of rain as the arid state tries to shake what’s left of the drought.

Source: Wet winter bounty helps to erases drought in New Mexico | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Jun 2, 2019: A New Braunfels Utilities-supported bill to create an Aquifer Storage and Recovery program awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature after Texas Senate Bill 520

Source: New Braunfels Utilities aquifer storage and recovery program passes through Texas legislature | Community Impact Newspaper

Texas officials are struggling to ensure that they can sate everyone’s thirst as about 1,000 people arrive each day in a state where prolonged drought is a regular occurrence.

Source: Texas struggles to keep pace as thirst for water intensifies | Fort Worth Star-Telegram