A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally. Researchers from DRI, Colorado State University, and the Missouri University of Science and Technology examined how groundwater extraction is driving land subsidence and aquifer collapse.
Source: Scientists Map Loss of Groundwater Storage Around the World – DRI
Terlingua Ranch near Big Bend National Park has lots of land and not much water. Residents and tourism businesses are trying to ensure that they preserve the region’s aquifer while accommodating the people who want to be there.
Small desert communities are looking for ways to conserve water as their tourist and resident populations grow.
Source: West Texas Growth Prompts Water Supply Concerns | Planetizen News
Two aquatic species found in the Edwards Aquifer will not be listed as endangered, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday.
Source: Feds decline to list two Edwards Aquifer species as endangered
WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) — A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona’s McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock’s family has used groundwater to grow forage crops here for more than six decades. They’re long accustomed to caprices of Mother Nature that can spoil an entire alfalfa cutting with a downpour or generate an especially big yield with a string of blistering days. But concerns about future water supplies from the valley’s ancient aquifers, which hold groundwater supplies, are bubbling up in Wenden, a town of around 700 people where the Hancock family farms.
Source: Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water
Snowfall is declining globally as temperatures rise because of human-caused climate change, a new analysis and maps from a NOAA climate scientist show.
Source: Snowfall is changing across the globe, new maps show | CNN
Samsung’s new Fab in Taylor, TX reflects a strategy to build local capabilities, partner with the local government, and make money in the process. And they are not complaining.
Source: Three Takeaways From Samsung’s New Fab In Taylor, Texas
The Ogallala Aquifer accounts for nearly a third of the crop and animal production in the country. But we’re using too much of its water.
Source: What is the Ogallala Aquifer and why is it running out of water?
The state is proposing the property is worth $85 million while Todd Interests says the fair market value is $475 million.
Source: Division over water rights, value key as clash over former Fairfield park land continue