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I read that aquifers, at least the ones in the Midwest (as in Colorado) are essentially "fossil water", and that when you pump it out the rock collapses somewha

by kabdib 12y ago

I read that aquifers, at least the ones in the Midwest (as in Colorado) are essentially "fossil water", and that when you pump it out the rock collapses somewhat, making it impossible to pump replacement water back in.

toomuchtodo 12y ago
Depends on the aquifers. Some are fossil, some are replenishable: https://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es1406/es1406page10.cfm https://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/i...
flavor8 12y ago
In the central valley, some areas have sunk 30+ft over the past century due to aquifers collapsing. http://www.watercalifornia.org/projects/projects_img/enid/fables_large.jpg http://www.watercalifornia.org/projects/projects_img/enid/fa... http://www.capradio.org/articles/2013/11/22/usgs-study-1200-square-miles-of-central-valley-land-is-sinking/ http://www.capradio.org/articles/2013/11/22/usgs-study-1200-...