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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...