The Ogallala Aquifer Program

I’m Matthew Sanderson. Today, I’ve been asked to share a few thoughts on the book, Ogallala Blue: Water and Life on the High Plains, by William Ashworth.I…

MEADE – Off a dirt road on an abandoned farmstead in Meade County, Rex Buchanan searched for a metal pipe hidden in tall weeds.Back a few decades ago, the…

Aquifers around the world, including the High Plains, provide water for crops, but as National Geographic reports, a new study suggests that some of the…

After the new year, the Kansas Geological Survey will be measuring groundwater levels in western Kansas to monitor the health and sustainability of the…

One thing that mixes into the Kansas water debate is where you live. I have a neighbor from eastern Kansas who works hard to get things that grow wild in…

The Ogallala Aquifer is life to the high plains. The depletion of that resource moved Kansas State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…