Aquifers Archives - Circle of Blue

Here Comes the Sea: The Struggle to Keep the Ocean out of California’s Coastal Aquifers

by Brett Walton September 23, 2015August 22, 2022

Farm districts preserve fresh groundwater with recycled wastewater

Infographic: NASA Satellites Reveal Global Groundwater Depletion

by Kaye LaFond June 19, 2015March 31, 2016

Drought, Groundwater, Water & Energy, Water News, Water Policy

Report: Australia’s Groundwater Is Worth Billions

by Codi Kozacek November 12, 2013January 3, 2020

Central Arizona Project irrigation groundwater Colorado River farmland fallowing Arizona Yuma Mesa

Agriculture, Water News, Water Policy

Fallowing Farmland: A New Card in Arizona’s Water Shuffle

by Brett Walton October 17, 2013July 11, 2014

Groundwater, Water News

U.S. Groundwater Losses Between 1900-2008: Enough To Fill Lake Erie Twice

by Brett Walton May 16, 2013January 22, 2016

Groundwater, Water News

Report: Groundwater Pumping a Major Cause of Declining Water Storage in the Middle East

by Brett Walton February 13, 2013January 22, 2016

The Stream, January 28: Drinking Water from the Depths

by Andrew Maddocks January 28, 2013January 28, 2013

The Stream, January 25: No Water for Timbuktu

by Codi Kozacek January 25, 2013February 22, 2013

The Stream, November 26: Final Murray-Darling Basin Water Plan Signed into Law

by Andrew Maddocks November 26, 2012November 26, 2012

The Stream, August 30: More Crop Per Drop

by Lydia Belanger August 30, 2012August 30, 2012

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Jay Famiglietti

by Circle of Blue June 25, 2012July 10, 2012

San Luis Valley

Water Shortages Trickle Down the Rio Grande

by Brett Walton May 17, 2012March 10, 2016

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An Obscure Provision In FEMA’s Program To Prevent Disaster Is Making Serious Flooding Worse

An Obscure Provision In FEMA’s Program To Prevent Disaster Is Making Serious Flooding Worse

An outdated federal rule is routinely blocking projects to improve water quality, prevent erosion, and reduce flooding.

January 26, 2026

Rivers of Death

Rivers of Death

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026

Planet Enters Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy,’ UN Report Says

Planet Enters Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy,’ UN Report Says

New approaches needed to adapt to an altered environment.

January 20, 2026January 21, 2026

Speaking of Water | Global Water Bankruptcy, a Conversation with Kaveh Madani

Speaking of Water | Global Water Bankruptcy, a Conversation with Kaveh Madani

Current water management model has failed, new report claims.

January 20, 2026January 21, 2026

Michigan’s Other Water Crisis: PFAS’s Prevalence in Private Wells

Michigan’s Other Water Crisis: PFAS’s Prevalence in Private Wells

Ahead of the curve when it comes to testing city water for PFAS, Michigan has met its match with the state’s over one million private wells, urging residents to get their water tested.

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

Combatting Agricultural Pollution: Michigan’s New Manure Management Rules

Combatting Agricultural Pollution: Michigan’s New Manure Management Rules

State takes critical new steps to limit major source of water pollution.

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026

Trump Is Desperate to End Era of Land, Water, Wildlife Protections

Trump Is Desperate to End Era of Land, Water, Wildlife Protections

A half-century of resource conservation progress is in peril.

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025

Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis

Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025