Tag: groundwater

WASHINGTON (AP) — The groundwater that supplies farms, homes, industries and cities is being depleted across the world, and in many places faster than in the past 40 years, according to a new study that…

HAYS — In increasingly dry western Kansas, underground water makes everything possible. Irrigation for crops. Stock water for cattle. Drinking water for towns. In all, the Ogallala Aquifer provides 70-80% of water used by Kansans…

HUMBOLDT — Contaminated water — spilled from the scene of an early morning fire at Mid-West Fertilizer in Iola — has prompted Humboldt to suspend operations at the city’s water plant. Humboldt city officials announced…