Agriculture built these High Plains towns. Now, it might run them dry. Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org Mon, January 29, 2024 at 7:16 PM UTC 16 min read ...

Weston McCary believes that preserving and conserving groundwater, particularly with the High Plains aquifer system, is a marathon, not a sprint. McCary, technology projects coordinator with the ...

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is receiving $25 million to support the High Plains Aquifer.

Nearly 70 percent of the groundwater stored in parts of the United States' High Plains Aquifer — a vast underground reservoir that stretches through eight states, from South Dakota to Texas, and ...

In decades past, the High Plains may have been reassured by the steady presence of the Ogallala Aquifer beneath the surface, able to nurture, produce and slake the thirst of the region’s cities.

They allow for efficient irrigation on uneven terrain, but also support large-scale water pumping from the High Plains aquifer, spanning roughly 174,000 square miles across eight states.

The Ogallala Aquifer serves farming communities in multiple states. When it runs dry, the agriculture industry in Texas and the nation is in jeopardy.

A stony outcropping of the sponge-like rock that makes up the Ogallala Aquifer is exposed in the hills high above Scott State Fishing Lake in Scott County, Kansas. The lake is spring-fed from ...

Agriculture Agriculture Built These High Plains Towns. Now, It Might Run Them Dry As the Ogallala Aquifer dwindles, rural towns try to keep their sole water source. by Kevin Hardy / Stateline and ...

Farmers across the central and southern Plains are drawing down the underground reserves they have long relied on to irrigate their corn, soybeans, cotton and wheat. A Kansas state agency wants to ...

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 ...