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 ...

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 ...

This movement of saltwater into the drinking water ... all those new residents needed water to drink. The constant pumping of the finite fresh groundwater causes the slow, steady march of ...

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