Tag: Ogallala Aquifer

‘Time for a Reckoning.’ Kansas Farmers Brace for Water Cuts to Save Ogallala Aquifer

By | June 13, 2024 |

Sprinklers irrigate a field in Hamilton County, Kansas, where some farmers have petitioned to be removed from a local groundwater management district. State lawmakers are pressuring the district to do more to conserve water in the Ogallala Aquifer.

After decades of local inaction, Kansas lawmakers are pushing for big changes in irrigation to conserve water and save the Ogallala Aquifer.

Kansas and Missouri Brace for Another Year of Drought

By | May 3, 2024 |

Two hoop barns covered in white tarp are filled with a small amount of round hay bales.

Missouri and Kansas remain in drought conditions. Meteorologists and water experts are working to figure out what producers should expect this growing season.

Agriculture Built High Plains Towns. Now, it Might Run Them Dry.

By | January 29, 2024 |

Brownie Wilson kneels next to a decommissioned irrigation well outside Moscow, Kansas.

The Ogallala Aquifer, which spans eight states from South Dakota to the Texas Panhandle, is the primary water source for parts of the region. It’s running dry.

As Ogallala Aquifer Declines in the Great Plains, States Weigh Metering Irrigation Wells

By | October 17, 2023 |

A water tower in Guymon, Oklahoma, which relies on the Ogallala Aquifer for drinking water.

Water levels are dropping in the Ogallala Aquifer, and states in the Great Plains are considering whether to monitor groundwater irrigators are pumping out.