Long term pumping can lower the water level of aquifers.
![Chart showing lowering groundwater levels at a well in Oregon.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/wss-gw-depletion-chart-oregon.png?itok=jW2LXq_c)
Detailed Description
Pumping has removed water from storage in basalt aquifers and caused declines in many areas of the Columbia Plateau.
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Pumping has removed water from storage in basalt aquifers and caused declines in many areas of the Columbia Plateau.
Public Domain.