Confined aquifers, bounded by impermeable layers, store water under pressure, whereas unconfined aquifers are recharged directly by surface water and are sensitive to atmospheric influences.

General description Area: 5,350 km² Population: Approximately 1.3 million (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS] 2016). The Adelaide region is located in the southeast of South Australia, on the east ...

The primary underlying aquifers in the Perth region are the Leederville and Yarragadee aquifers. The Leederville aquifer is a multi-layered, confined aquifer that underlies the majority of the Swan ...

Researchers say holes in the clay that overlays the Memphis aquifer could have let pollutants from as early as the 1940s into the groundwater.

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Groundwater remains a critical resource for Arkansas, with approximately 71% of the state's water use sourced from aquifers, according to the Arkansas Departmen ...

The El Paso Times spent the day with Water Master James Narvaez to learn how the monsoon season can contribute to the irrigation water supply.

Under the Great Plains, there's an aquifer powering the region's agriculture system. But it's running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops.

Also disclosed for the first time: Project Blue is considering proposing up to two more data-center complexes in the Tucson metro area.

Bastrop City Council remains wary of Austin’s Aquifer Storage and Recovery project. The ASR project, approved as part of Austin’s Water Forward Plan, aims to store and draw water at the ...