The aquifer is responsible for supplying 80 to 85% of the water for irrigated agriculture farms. These farms help to contribute more than $88 billion to the Kansas economy.

The Ogallala Aquifer has been in decline since the mid-20th century. After World War II, a boom in groundwater irrigation transformed arid western Kansas into an agricultural powerhouse.

The Ogallala Aquifer has been in decline since the mid-20th Century. After World War II, a boom in groundwater irrigation transformed arid western Kansas into an agricultural powerhouse.

The Ogallala Aquifer that provides water from underground to western Kansas and parts of seven other states could be the subject of a new federal study. The U.S. House passed the Water Resources ...

The dire state of water in western Kansas is not in dispute. The aquifer Kansans out west rely on to irrigate crops and provide drinking water dropped by a foot in 2021. “If you look at charts as to ...

As city manager of Guymon — a town of about 13,000 in the state’s panhandle — Shannon oversees a network of 17 groundwater wells, all operating near capacity to draw water from the Ogallala Aquifer, ...

(A 2023 survey by the Ogallala Aquifer Summit found that 60% of producers in the Oklahoma panhandle believe groundwater decline is a “serious problem.”) Those at the town hall listened to various ...

Maps of wells and charts of usage rates cover the beige room's meeting ... (A 2023 survey by the Ogallala Aquifer Summit found that 60% of producers in the Oklahoma panhandle believe groundwater ...

(A 2023 survey by the Ogallala Aquifer Summit found that 60% of producers in the Oklahoma panhandle believe groundwater decline is a “serious problem.”) Those at the town hall listened to various ...

The Ogallala Aquifer Summit brings diverse stakeholders and policy makers together to collaborate on how best to manage the High Plains’ precious water resources into the future.

Event will draw participants from eight states to discuss water management issues. A proverbial Who’s Who of water management in the High Plains region is expected for the 2024 Ogallala Aquifer ...

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.