Q. Is social control on drawing
drawing out and
consumption of ground water is
water is necessary?
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Ninety-five percent of Virginians in rural areas are dependent on their own wells to provide all their water needs. ... In addition to rural households and public water supplies that depend on wells and groundwater, farmers too use groundwater for irrigating crops and for their animals
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- The indiscriminate and sometimes excessive use of groundwater has led to questions regarding its sustainability.
- To what extent can groundwater be exploited without unduly compromising the principle of sustainable development? The sustainability of groundwater utilization must be assessed from an interdisciplinary perspective, where hydrology, ecology, geomorphology, and climatology play an important role.
- Shallow groundwater flow systems should be distinguished from deep groundwater flow systems; the former interact with surface water, while the latter do not.
- Generally, groundwater does not recycle as fast as the surface water, with rates of groundwater turnover varying from years to millennia, depending on aquifer location, type, depth, properties, and connectivity.
- Excessive pumping can lead to groundwater depletion, where groundwater is extracted at a rate faster that it can be replenished.
- Unregulated groundwater use leads to the "Tragedy of the Commons," with the eventual depletion of the resource and ruin to all.
- The effects of excessive groundwater development tend to become apparent gradually, with time often measured in decades.
- To assure sustainability, studies must show that the hydrological, ecological, and other impacts of groundwater utilization are minimal.
- In addition to water quantity, sustainability must imply the preservation of water quality.
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