It’s clear that the consequences of continued mismanagement of groundwater are profound. This overuse presents real threats to the people, crops, industries and habitats and wildlife that depend on groundwater. have more than tripled over the last five decades, even while precipitation has decreased in many parts of the nation, and similar trends are seen around the world. Unlike the concern generated when major reservoirs reach dangerously low levels, many of our aquifers have been quietly overused for decades and aren’t being replenished at rates that can keep up with demand. While contamination and pollution impact groundwater, its major stressor is withdrawals from pumped wells, as it’s not easily- if ever-replenished when water from rain, snowmelt, rivers, lakes and wetlands soaks into the ground.
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