Beneath our feet, a slow-motion crisis is unfolding. The world's underground water stores, known as aquifers, are being ...
High Plains Underground Water District Field Technician Supervisor Billy Barron, left, and Permit Administrator Gray Sanders measure a well on May 21, outside of Slaton. (Annie Rice For The Texas ...
TRENT, Texas — Because of the dry heat that the Big Country is experiencing, the underground soil is beginning to dry up and shift. This can cause underground water lines to break, leading to leaks.
A growing number of coastal communities face a hidden threat to their water supplies. Saltwater from the ocean is seeping into underground freshwater sources that millions rely on for drinking and ...
The city of Henderson reported Thursday that fixes were completed to an underground water system at Somerset Park, resolving a crisis that had threatened the ability of residents to remain in their ...
Fixing underground water pipes usually means digging up roads and sidewalks — a process that's disruptive and expensive. However, researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. are working on ...
Every winter, after the sea of cotton has been harvested in the South Plains of Texas and the ground looks barren, technicians with the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District check the ...