• Aquifer depletion from overpumping• Sinking of land (subsidence) from overpumping• Aquifers polluted for decades or centuries• Saltwater intrusion into drinking water supplies near coastal areas• Reduced water flows into surface waters• Increased cost & contamination from deeper wells

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1. • Aquifer depletion from overpumping
• Sinking of land (subsidence) from overpumping
• Aquifers polluted for decades or centuries
• Saltwater intrusion into drinking water supplies near coastal areas
• Reduced water flows into surface waters
• Increased cost & contamination from deeper wells