In some places, the aquifer has fallen to less than 10 percent of its capacity. In Maryland, almost three-quarters of monitoring wells have seen water levels drop since 1980, some by more than 100 ...

“The way to think of the deep aquifer is it’s like it has a lid on it,” Abrams said. “And so if you pour water on top of the lid, it’s not going to go through that lid and reach the aquifer.

The Memphis Sand aquifer resides under eight states, with an area of about 7,000 square miles. Layers of sand, silt and clay filter and protect the water from most contaminants, making the ...

More information: Collins Kissi Asante-Sasu et al, Variations in vulnerability across aquifer layers in a heterogeneous aquifer system, Groundwater for Sustainable Development (2025). DOI: 10.1016 ...

The Fort Collins Loveland Water District is investing in an aquifer near the Wyoming and Colorado border in an effort to secure drinking water for the region's projected growth.

You certainly need to know how big it is. And we didn’t know that for the High Cascades aquifer as well as we should, and I would argue that we still don’t. Our estimates, I think, are a first ...

The Memphis aquifer, the primary drinking water source for Shelby County, has naturally occurring breaches in its protective clay layer. Pollutants from as far back as the 1940s could be entering ...

Edwards Aquifer reaches lowest level since 1990 At 625.4′, the Edwards Aquifer reaches lows not seen in decades. Justin Horne, KSAT Weather Authority Meteorologist.