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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			South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Members	Major Territorial Acquisitions (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	Value	Extent of U.S., 1803	Louisiana Purchase, 1803	West Florida, 1810–1813	British Cession, 1818	East Florida, 1819	Northern Maine, 1842	Texas Annexation, 1845	Oregon Country, 1846	Mexican Cession, 1848	Gadsden Purchase, 1853	Alaska, 1867	Hawaii, 1898












1.125	1				4.29%	14.4%	23.8%	24.2%	18.5%	16.1%	11.6%	6.63%	81.6%					91.6%	79.0%	7.81%	30.8%	98.3%	16.6%	50.1%	57.7%	66.4%	12.6%	63.8%	91.5%

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