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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

Die Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe

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			Poor Urban Air Quality
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	Regina	Houston	Philadelphia	Oklahoma City	San Antonio	Boulder	Wichita	Portland	Irvine	Minneapolis	Boise	Winnipeg	Spring Hill	Greeley	St. Louis	Detroit	West Palm Beach	Columbus	Augusta	McAllen	Topeka	Las Cruces	Bakersfield	Oceanside	Reno	Indianapolis	Stockton	Baton Rouge	Glendale	Salinas	Trenton	Aurora	Modesto	Nogales	Rock Island	Fresno	Covington












1.125	1				4.29%	14.4%	23.8%	24.2%	18.5%	16.1%	11.6%	6.63%	81.6%				1	1	1

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