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Can you spread the load on an aquifer by extracting from more wells distributed over a wider area?

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What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?

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Why do people favour groundwater to surface water sources?

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What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?

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Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?

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When bacteria in the soil interacts with organic compounds in the water, what are they broken down into?

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1: Can you spread the load on an aquifer by extracting from more wells distributed over a wider area?
Yes
1: Can you spread the load on an aquifer by extracting from more wells distributed over a wider area?
No
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2: What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?
The land subsides and a shallow lake forms
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2: What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?
The land subsides and dries out
2: What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?
Water pressure drops, but in principle the aquifer is always there
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3: Why do people favour groundwater to surface water sources?
Access to surface water is often limited for many due to land ownership
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3: Why do people favour groundwater to surface water sources?
They don't - lakes and rivers provide a much more reliable supply
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3: Why do people favour groundwater to surface water sources?
The cleaning effect from filtration through the subsurface makes groundwater much safer
4: What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?
An aquifer
4: What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?
A water tank
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4: What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?
A well
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5: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
No
5: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
Yes
5: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
We won't know for 40 to 50 years
6: When bacteria in the soil interacts with organic compounds in the water, what are they broken down into?
Pollutants in the water
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6: When bacteria in the soil interacts with organic compounds in the water, what are they broken down into?
Nothing - this process happens on the surface
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6: When bacteria in the soil interacts with organic compounds in the water, what are they broken down into?
Pure water and CO2