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 ...
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 ...
Suggested Citation: "3 Research Frontiers in Characterizing Groundwater Aquifers." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Groundwater Recharge and Flow: Approaches and ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...