Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Groundwater levels are declining across Eastern Washington’s aquifer system and threaten its sustainability, according to a new ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Groundwater is declining across Eastern Washington’s complex, interconnected aquifer system, as people draw on it for irrigation, drinking and other uses at a pace that threatens its ...

Without substantial rain, the Edwards Aquifer area is heading toward Stage 4 water restrictions in mid-to-late August, according to the Edwards Aquifer Authority. The aquifer’s level is 631.67 feet, ...

Spokane voters may be asked later this year whether to re-enter a regional aquifer protection coalition that the city left 21 years ago, with most homewners paying no more than $15 per year – roughly ...

When Spokane County asks voters to reauthorize the 40-year-old aquifer protection area for another 20 years, the city of Spokane will be included for the first time since 2004. If approved, every plot ...

The Edwards Aquifer’s level is the lowest it has been since 2018, and without significant rain, it will continue to drop through the spring and into the summer. On Tuesday, the Edwards Aquifer ...