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A field in the California Central Valley being fed via flood irrigation. (Photo by Flickr/staticantics)
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a balance sheet for water across the United States — tracking total water storage in 14 of the country's major aquifers over 15 years.
The U.S. National Science Foundation-funded results were published in Environmental...