Aquifers

Hundreds of wells in the Treasure and Payette Valleys will have water levels measured this fall in the first widespread water level study in 25 years. The U.S. Geological Survey is working with the Idaho Department of Water Resources, local municipalities and utility company Veolia to record water levels in about 600 wells in the area – triple the number that are regularly monitored.

Decades of drought and overpumping are draining groundwater tables across the West. Now, some states are buying farmers’ water rights to free up supplies – and plenty of farmers are ready to sell.

A University of Colorado professor is partnering with community water groups to learn about metal contamination in water – an issue of increasing concern in the Mountain West.

Idaho Matters takes a look at Meridian's drinking water supply and how new growth may be affecting it.

For decades, Idaho cities and farms have relied on the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. In the early 2000s, years of drought forced competing water users to…

It’s 60 miles across, mostly hidden from view and vital to the economy of Idaho. Much of the time, the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer gets little attention,…

Idaho officials are requiring well users pumping water from a large aquifer to install measuring devices to better monitor their water usage.The Capital…

Scientists say a continued drop in underground water levels could make it harder to monitor the movement of radioactive contamination in an aquifer below…

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) this week released several reports on important aquifers around the country. Idaho’s Snake River Plain Basin features in…

A new study says the nation’s aquifers are shrinking at an alarming rate The problem is not as bad in the Northwest, thanks to an abundance of rivers and…