The Ogallala Aquifer was formed more than 25,000 years ago, but it recharges at a very low rate. For years, irrigators in Kansas have drained more from the aquifer than rainfall can replace.

The Ogallala Aquifer was formed more than 25,000 years ago, but it recharges at a very low rate. For years, irrigators in Kansas have drained more from the aquifer than rainfall can replace.

The Ogallala Aquifer, which spans eight states along the Great Plains, is the only reliable water source for parts of its region. Farmers have pumped its groundwater for decades and, as it ...

The Ogallala Aquifer was formed more than 25,000 years ago, but it recharges at a very low rate. For years, irrigators in Kansas have drained more from the aquifer than rainfall can replace.

The aquifer is a finite resource as the region supplies its industries’ and communities’ daily needs. The HPWD noted that in an average year, Ogallala regains around half of an inch of water.

COLBY — Kansas should scrap its de facto policy of draining the Ogallala Aquifer, a state board decided last week. Instead, the board said the Kansas government should take steps to stop the ...

A reduction in yearly rainfall and ever-changing weather climate is threatening the existence of the Ogallala Aquifer the primary source for water in the Texas Panhandle and beyond. In this week ...

Ogallala Aquifer on track, 70% depletion in 40+ years. The Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) says current drought conditions are on par with what the state saw between 2011-2012, ...

Mike Shannon first learned about the Ogallala Aquifer because he made a costly mistake. In the mid-1980s, Shannon was new to city government when one of his hometown’s wells started to go dry.

Mike Shannon first learned about the Ogallala Aquifer because he made a costly mistake. In the mid-1980s, Shannon was new to city government when one of his hometown’s wells started to go dry.

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.