Perhaps Saudi Arabia provides the most spectacular example of overdrawing a resource. The Saudis went after the huge Arabian aquifer with a greater passion than they sought their oil, drilling ...

Aquifer- or watershed-based communities should be involved in setting specific goals for groundwater use, and should have an understanding of the fragility of the resource. An example of this form ...

A huge chunk of farms in Idaho rely on water from the Snake River and the aquifer below. This new plan aims to strike a balance between the surface users and the groundwater users ...

Rain needs to fall in the right area to recharge the system; rainfall east of Interstate 35, for example, doesn't enter the aquifer. The aquifer is the largest water source for the region’s ...