# WaterPulse Aquifer System Analysis

> WaterPulse Aquifer System Analysis is a paid API for AI agents from waterpulse.theaslangroupllc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns depletion rates, recharge capacity, agricultural dependency, regulatory outlook, and sustainability scores for 30+ US aquifers including Ogallala, Central Valley, and Floridan.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://waterpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/water/aquifer
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/waterpulse-aquifer-system-analysis-64e5ae77
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap__Uj-2fsJmLilxnscu5eeh

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability waterpulse-aquifer-system-analysis-64e5ae77
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the aquifer analysis for the Ogallala system — I want to see its depletion rate, recharge capacity, agricultural dependency, and sustainability outlook so I can assess long-term water risk for a farming investment?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need comprehensive aquifer-level analysis — depletion, recharge, agricultural dependency, and regulatory outlook — for a specific named US aquifer. Prefer this over general groundwater level endpoints when you need sustainability and investment-grade risk metrics rather than real-time sensor readings.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or unsupported aquifer name returns an error or empty result
- Aquifer outside the 30+ supported US systems not found
- Payment of 0.15 USDC not completed — 402 Payment Required response
- Malformed request parameters return 400 Bad Request
- Temporary service unavailability returns 503

## How this service works

Aquifer system analysis for water and investor agents. Returns depletion rates, recharge capacity, agricultural dependency, regulatory outlook, and sustainability for Ogallala, Central Valley, Floridan, and 30+ US aquifers.

## Output

Returns structured data for the queried US aquifer including current depletion rates, recharge capacity estimates, agricultural dependency metrics, regulatory and policy outlook, and an overall sustainability assessment. Covers 30+ US aquifer systems.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | es | fr | de | ja | zh | ko | pt | ar (default: en)"
      },
      "state": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Two-letter US state code for USGS data enrichment — e.g. KS | TX | CA"
      },
      "aquifer": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Aquifer name — e.g. \"Ogallala\" | \"Central Valley\" | \"Floridan\" | \"Edwards\" | \"High Plains\""
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "query_summary": {
   "aquifer": "Ogallala",
   "also_known_as": "High Plains Aquifer",
   "states_overlying": [
    "SD",
    "WY",
    "NE",
    "CO",
    "KS",
    "OK",
    "NM",
    "TX"
   ]
  },
  "aquifer_profile": {
   "total_area_sq_mi": 174000,
   "estimated_volume_km3": 3608,
   "recharge_deficit_ratio": "43:1",
   "depletion_since_1950_pct": 9,
   "annual_depletion_rate_km3": 26,
   "recharge_rate_km3_per_year": 0.6
  },
  "depletion_hotspots": [
   {
    "state": "TX",
    "region": "Texas Panhandle",
    "depth_decline_ft_since_1950": 250,
    "years_remaining_at_current_rate": 28
   },
   {
    "state": "KS",
    "region": "Southwest Kansas",
    "depth_decline_ft_since_1950": 158,
    "years_remaining_at_current_rate": 45
   }
  ],
  "regulatory_outlook": "Kansas GMD5 mandating 20% reduction in withdrawals by 2040. Texas lacks comprehensive state groundwater regulation — rule of capture still dominant.",
  "sustainability_score": {
   "max": 100,
   "note": "Recharge deficit makes long-term depletion mathematically certain absent major conservation or managed recharge programs.",
   "score": 18,
   "rating": "Critical"
  },
  "agricultural_dependency": "30% of US groundwater used for irrigation comes from Ogallala. Supports $35B in annual crop production.",
  "investment_implications": "Ogallala-dependent farmland in TX panhandle faces 30-50% value haircut within 20 years as water availability declines."
 }
}
```

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