Water extraction

Depending on the environmental legislation in the country, controls may be placed on extraction to limit the amount of water that can be removed.

The over-extraction of water can lead to dry rivers or declining groundwater levels.

Saltwater intrusion can naturally occur in coastal aquifers, owing to the hydraulic connection between groundwater and seawater.

[4] In other topologies, submarine groundwater discharge can push fresh water into saltwater.

Groundwater contamination of water is seen vastly through the high needs of irrigation, drinking, and to support organic life.

Keeping contaminants at a minimum is at a high demand and treated using arsenic, chloride and other chemicals to extract the pollutants.

When large amounts of groundwater is extracted from aquifers beneath, surrounding areas above.

Groundwater laws contain the information revolving around the rights of water extraction and the withdrawals from aquifers in the United States that is measured.