North Carolina Law on Surface Water Flow As a general rule, North Carolina allows landowners to change the surface water flow on their property.

Officials have warned that 40 million Americans could soon lose access to drinking water as the nation's vital source of water is vanishing.

However, researchers have found that by using a set of basic, on-the-ground techniques known as Best Management Practices, we can help reduce soil erosion and subsequently protect water quality by ...

Water and carbon make a quantum couple: the flow of water on a carbon surface is governed by an unusual phenomenon dubbed quantum friction. A new work published in Nature Nanotechnology ...

The city of Laramie has launched a new Surface Water Management Program to address stormwater runoff, reduce flood risk and ...

China’s Zuhrong rover may have discovered evidence that water may have flowed much more recently across dry regions of Mars than we thought. Through evidence in the form of cracks and crusts in ...

In addition to diverting surface water flow into a swale, homeowners can also intercept excess surface water into a garden bed or a dry stream bed (sometimes called a dry creek bed).

A team of geologists drilled through strange formations dotting the Great Salt Lake's drying playa, and were surprised by what they found.

Low surface water flow and lack of rainfall amid drought conditions will push Upcountry from a Stage 1 water shortage to Stage 2 starting Wednesday, the Maui County Department of Water Supply ...

The state defines surface water as: “rivers, streams, creeks, brooks, reservoirs, ponds, lakes, and all bodies of surface waters that are contained within, flow through, or border upon the State ...

Surface runoff is water, from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, that flows over the land surface, and is a major component of the water cycle. Runoff that occurs on surfaces before reaching a ...