An agricultural company purchased a large tract of land adjacent to your propert

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An agricultural company purchased a large tract of land adjacent to your property and built a group of large commercial greenhouses on it. This company uses a lot of water to keep the plants green and healthy. During a particularly dry summer, the amount of water available to your well starts to decrease. Since you are utilizing the same aquifer, what has this company done to the water supply? The company has created an artesian spring for its garden. The plants in the greenhouses have been storing water in the zone of soil moisture. The company has increased the cone of depression caused by pumping from your well. The company has compromised the aquifer and is essentially mining the water from it. The company has forced the water table to go up around its well by continued pumping. Part E As a hydrogeologist looking for a source of water for a housing development, which of the following attributes would you look for in a layer of sediment or sedimentary rock?

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E. Since it requires continous flow of water during sumer

" The company has forced the water table to go up around its well by continued pumping"

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