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'Geologic gift': One of world's largest aquifers is buried below Oregon's Cascade Range
The subterranean aquifer takes in mass amounts of snowmelt and rainwater, where it percolates for seven to 10 years before fueling many of Oregon’s most famous rivers through gushing springs ...
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Cascades Aquifer Found To Have Nearly Three Times As Much Water As Lake Mead
“That there are similar large volcanic aquifers north of the Columbia Gorge and near Mount Shasta likely make the Cascade Range the largest aquifer of its kind in the world.” Most Oregonians ...
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What Happens to the U.S. Midwest When the Water's Gone?
The draining of North America’s largest aquifer is playing out in similar ways across the world, as large groundwater basins in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East decline rapidly. Many of these ...
Central Texas town, counties prepare for future water demand as growth continues
Suburban cities in Hays, Williamson, Bastrop and Travis counties are trying to find ways to make sure everyone has the water ...
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Texas utilities are storing their water underground. Here's why.
The San Antonio Water System operates the state’s largest aquifer storage system, which it opened in 2004. Unlike Kerrville, the city-owned water utility is storing groundwater from one aquifer ...