The New York Times

Two Rods and a ‘Sixth Sense’: In Drought, Water Witches Are Swamped

Amid California’s drought, desperate landowners and managers are turning to those who practice an ancient, disputed method for locating water. By Livia Albeck-Ripka CALISTOGA, Calif. — In a vineyard ...
The Boston Globe

Amid historic drought, some turn to an ancient practice in their quest for water

IPSWICH — When Elizabeth Green found herself in dire need of a new well-water source to sustain her 5-acre hillside plot this summer, the 40-year-old farmer did not turn to scientists or surveyors.
New Scientist

Two of the UK's water companies are still using dowsing to find leaks

Thames Water and Severn Trent Water are still use dowsing rods to detect leaks despite scientific studies showing that the method is ineffective. A 2017 investigation found that 10 out of 12 water ...
WESA

U.K. Water Companies Sometimes Use Dowsing Rods To Find Pipes

Updated 7 a.m. Wednesday Most of the major water companies in the United Kingdom use dowsing rods — a folk magic practice discredited by science — to find underwater pipes, according to an Oxford Ph.D ...