Despite rain, California is still in a drought. Scientists are banking water as a sunny day fund. Researchers apply rainwater to orchard when trees are dormant, so most water percolates into the ...

A Turlock orchard demonstrates on-farm recharge. (photo: California Natural Resources Agency) Farmers recharging their groundwater may be able to benefit from their banked supplies during periods of ...

Groundwater recharge basins collect excess runoff during heavy rains and allow the water to infiltrate into the soil and replenish the groundwater supply. Fisher’s lab conducted experiments at ...

Sustainable use of groundwater sources in response to water scarcity and increasing water demands at regional to global scales mitigates the unprecedented impacts of over drafted groundwater storage.

Groundwater constitutes a critical component of our water resources. Widespread groundwater level declines have occurred in the USA over recent decades, including in regions not typically considered ...

Water security is essential for the sustainability of healthy human populations, economic growth, and the stability of communities and nations. Approximately 30% of all freshwater on Earth exists as ...

Record-setting storms in 2023 filled California's major reservoirs to the brim, providing some relief in a decades-long drought, but how much of that record rain trickled underground? Shujuan Mao of ...

Groundwater is an important source for clean drinking water and vital to human and ecological health. Its importance will continue to rise with increasing population and associated demands by ...

Rapid population growth in many African countries plus climate change has focused attention on the increased development of groundwater for irrigation and drinking water supplies. Effective governance ...

Despite abundant rainfall in 2024, Karnataka faced a groundwater recharge decrease due to delayed monsoons and reduced agricultural irrigation. However, investments in water conservation structures ...