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Humans have pumped enough groundwater to change th...
Yes. But it depends on the aquifer. For example the Edwards Aquifer in Texas gets recharged from rainfall. But the Ogallala Aquifer supplies water at least 10,000 years old and rain doesn't affect it. Once we pump the Ogallala dry it will stay dry.
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