Giving Compass' Take:

• This Futurity post discusses a new study that shows how the US groundwater supply is smaller than originally thought, which may cause widespread issues in agriculture.

• What role does climate change play in this? Are there solutions that conservationist funders can explore?

• Here's why farmers in Kansas are running out of water.

The US groundwater supply is smaller than originally thought, a new study shows.

The findings offer important insights into the depths of underground fresh and brackish water in some of the most prominent sedimentary basins across the country.

“We found that potable groundwater supplies in the US do not go as deep as previously reported, meaning there is less groundwater for human and agricultural uses,” says Jennifer McIntosh, a professor of hydrology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Arizona.

“We show that there is potential for contamination of deep fresh and brackish water in areas where the oil and ...

Read the full article about the U.S. groundwater supply by Mari Jensen at Futurity.