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Southern Arkansas' aquifer on the mend

2013-08-18 12:17:43| Agriculture - Topix.net

Some underground water sources in a five-county area of south Arkansas are recovering from dangerously low levels, researchers say, but the state's overall groundwater supply continues to diminish, posing concerns for agriculture, industry and human consumption.

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Sri Lanka: Jaffna aquifer depleting from overuse

2013-05-28 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: The single limestone aquifer, which is the main source of freshwater in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, is gradually depleting through overuse, researchers say. "The area suffers from severe groundwater imbalance which might reach crisis proportions in the future," Shanti de Silva, one of two scientists who carried out the research for the agricultural department of the University of Jaffna, told SciDev.Net. At a presentation of the research results last month (18 April), de Silva called...

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Ogallala Aquifer in Texas Panhandle Suffers Big Drop

2013-05-23 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Texas Tribune: The Ogallala Aquifer suffered its second-worst drop since at least 2000 in a large swath of the Texas Panhandle, new measurements show. The closely watched figures, published this week by the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District, cover a 16-county area stretching from south of Lubbock to Amarillo. The Ogallala wells measured by the district experienced an average drop of 1.87 feet from 2012 to 2013. That makes it one of the five or 10 worst drops in the district's more than 60-year...

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IRW-Press: Oracle Mining Receives Aquifer Protection Permit for the Oracle Ridge Project

2013-03-07 00:38:10| Waste Management - Topix.net

Oracle Mining Corp. is pleased to announce that the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has granted an amended Aquifer Protection Permit which is one of a series of permits that is required before a reactivation of the Oracle Ridge Copper Mine project near Tucson, Arizona can occur.

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