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[–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Not entirely. If it's pumped from the water table, it can take many years for it to filter its way back in through the bedrock.

My dad had a house on a mountain and when his well went dry, I celebrated when it started raining. But then he said it wouldn't matter, as that rain wouldn't hit the water table for years, and it would just run off and away mostly.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago

    We could start by using non pottable water in the first place. In Canada, no data centres use groundwater extraction because of stricter regulations. You can shake your fist at the clouds, but far better to lobby your government to pass regulations to protect groundwater.

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