Over-pumping of groundwater, often for agriculture or urban supply, accelerates saltwater intrusion by lowering aquifer pressure. Implementing sustainable water use policies, such as regulated ...

In estuaries—the transitional zones between rivers and the sea—fresh and salt water are constantly battling for dominance. But due to climate change, the saltwater is gaining ground. New research by ...

Long ago, even as far back as the 10th century, Dutch farmers were pumping ... intrusion events happening may increase by up to 25 percent. In the Netherlands, saltwater is expected to reach further ...

Over-extraction of groundwater in these areas can lead to salt water intrusion, where ocean water ... Declining groundwater levels increase the cost of pumping the water to the surface.

The move came after an LSU researcher recently recommended a three-year effort to build a saltwater-intrusion ... the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission that pumping has caused ...

A “ bitter ” legal battle between two growing regions in Texas has caught the Texas A&M System and the cities of Bryan and ...

During the 1970s and ‘80s, poorly designed septic systems leaked nitrates into the community’s only water supply: the Los Osos groundwater ... be stopping saltwater intrusion, and it isn ...

In 2013, Baton Rouge Water Co. spent $3 million to drill twin wells along North Street to intercept underground salt water creeping north toward an important drinking water pump station.

Estuaries around the world expected to become saltier in the coming decades ...