Water

Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer currently has a good “balance” of water flowing in and out of it. The Miami Conservancy District wants to know if exporting water from this local resource across watersheds or state borders is feasible.

Visitors at Miami Valley Conservancy District's open house visited different stations and asked questions to MCD staff about their work and the dam and levee system’s operations.

Darke County is the 10th county in the state to join forces with the Miami Conservancy District. County leaders hope the new deal will help them track data and get ahead of the problem.

Frigid temperatures can change the pressure in the ground. These pressure changes are what can cause breaks.

The Hilltop Wellfield Project in Beavercreek is planning to add up to five million gallons to its water supply to accommodate for the community in Greene County.

Excessive levels of nitrogen and phosphorus from the Hebble Creek-Mad River watershed flow into the tributaries of the Ohio River, then the Mississippi River – and ultimately the Northern Gulf of Mexico.

The Ohio River is on the list because of climate change and pollution.

Water service may be disrupted for some West Kettering, Miami Township residents beginning Wednesday as a water main break is repaired.

Some groundwater on Wright Patterson Air Force Base is contaminated with PFAS, or forever chemicals. Those chemicals have been linked to cancer and developmental problems. Engineers recently built something called an interceptor trench to capture that groundwater so they can clean it up.

WYSO Environmental Reporter Chris Welter is taking an in-depth look at some of the places where people in the Miami Valley like to swim, boat, and fish. The first stop, Ohio’s largest inland lake: Grand Lake St. Mary’s.

Hear from 100-year-old canoeist and conservationist Mike Fremont. He has spent a lifetime enjoying and protecting the Little Miami River.

Hundreds of people attended a public meeting about unprecedented aquatic vegetation growth that has impacted boating on Indian Lake this week. Experts there presented their recommendations on how to deal with it.