A new legal interpretation has cast doubt on whether legislation is necessary to allow limited commercial irrigation with domestic wells in Oregon. Based on an opinion from the Office of Legislative ...

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA) - The city of Fairhope is taking measures to conserve water by drilling wells specifically meant for irrigation. One is already online at one of the city’s sports complexes and a ...

Brownie Wilson kneels next to a decommissioned irrigation well outside Moscow, Kan., as part of the Kansas Geological Survey’s efforts to measure the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer. Groundwater has ...

Despite objections about double standards raised by a coalition of farm organizations, Oregon lawmakers have decided to allow limited commercial irrigation with domestic wells. Up to 3,000 gallons of ...

The count on new irrigation wells in Nebraska surged past the 1,000 mark for the first time in seven years in 2012, according to preliminary numbers provided by the Department of Natural Resources ...