Groundwater is considered a renewable resource as long as the rate at which groundwater is withdrawn is less or the same as the rate at which it is recharged. Explain.

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Amy Sosa

13 July, 00:12

Groundwater is considered a renewable resource as long as the rate at which groundwater is withdrawn is less or the same as the rate at which it is recharged. Explain.

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Angela Kim · Answer 1

Answer: Basically groundwater is created when precipitation seeps into the soil, so if there was a drought and it hardly rained, the groundwater could be considered an unrenewable resource until it rained again.