Who Does Groundwater Depletion Affect?

The Loss of Groundwater Has Wide Effects
Groundwater depletion is often only thought to impact people who use groundwater. In fact, depletion can also affect rivers, species, ecosystems, and surface water users. Many rivers receive some or even most of their flow from groundwater, particularly during the driest months.

How does groundwater depletion affect people?

Some of the negative effects of ground-water depletion include increased pumping costs, deterioration of water quality, reduction of water in streams and lakes, or land subsidence. Such effects, while variable, happen to some degree with any ground-water use.

What are the effects of water level depletion?

Large bodies of water will become more shallow from groundwater depletion. A groundwater shortage keeps additional water from flowing into lakes, rivers and seas. This means that over time, less water will enter as the existing surface water continues to evaporate.

David Miller

David Miller

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