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 ...

Chemical Indicators of Saltwater Intrusion for the Gulf Islands ... Electrical Conductivity (EC) of groundwater compared to Pumping Vulnerability assessed on the basis of Well Density. For Salt Spring ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

In many parts of Brazil, rivers may be losing water to the ground instead of gaining from it. A recent study found that groundwater levels in several regions are lower than those of nearby rivers, ...

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