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Areas of Heavy Groundwater Extraction

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Locations where groundwater systems experience levels of extraction exceeding recharge rates over a limited period of time

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A map shows areas of heavy groundwater extraction worldwide, marked with blue shaded dots. Highest extraction areas include the United States, Mexico, China, and India.

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Areas of Heavy Groundwater Extraction		Municipal Solid Waste per Capita			Acid Rain									Military Expenditures			Peak Drought Record, 2016 (U.S.)
Areas of Heavy Groundwater Extraction	Denver Basin	Class	Rank	Kilograms per day	4.50–4.59 pH	4.60–4.69 pH	4.70–4.79 pH	4.80–4.89 pH	4.90–4.99 pH	5.00–5.09 pH	5.10–5.19 pH	5.20–5.29 pH	≥5.30 pH	Class	Rank	Percent of GDP	D0 Abnormally Dry	D1 Drought - Moderate	D2 Drought - Severe	D3 Drought - Extreme	D4 Drought - Exceptional












1.125	1				4.29%	14.4%	23.8%	24.2%	18.5%	16.1%	11.6%	6.63%	81.6%				20.5%	18.9%	14.1%	20.8%	24.1%

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