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New discoveries of fresh, sustainable groundwater are happening regularly – and they point to vast reserves deeper than most wells ever reach.

NGWA

22.6 million km³ of groundwater

The U.S. National Groundwater Association estimates enough groundwater in the upper 2 km of Earth's crust to supply the planet for over 6,000 years.

Texas Railroad Commission

The Maverick Basin Aquifer

A newly named Texas aquifer – 3,000+ sq miles, ~1,000 ft thick – producing water that already meets federal drinking-water standards.

Columbia University

A giant offshore freshwater pool

Freshwater off New England spanning Delaware to Massachusetts – twice the volume of Lake Ontario (Scientific Reports).

University of Hawai‘i

Offshore submarine freshwater

Twice as much freshwater is stored offshore of Hawai‘i Island than previously thought (Science Advances).

Science Magazine

Water in Earth's lower mantle

A peer-reviewed paper found Earth's lower mantle may store about five times more H₂O than the oceans.

Scientific American

An ocean's worth of water

“Rare Diamond Confirms That Earth's Mantle Holds an Ocean's Worth of Water.”

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