• CookieJarObserver
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    1 year ago

    Yes, but its not filling up the Groundwater sufficiently, it stays pretty much at the top and doesn’t go deeper

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      1 year ago

      I read recently that Germany is missing so much groundwater in some regions, that it would have to rain constantly for a year and a half just to get refilled.

      ZDF Article (German)

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      1 year ago

      The only reasons it wouldn’t percolate deeper are 1) there’s an aquitard barrier preventing it, 2) the groundwater table is already sufficiently full, I.e there’s no more space for it, and 3) it’s pumped out before it can recharge/percolate further.

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        1 year ago

        You forgot 4) shit is built to get water away as fast as possible to prevent floods and keep swamps dry…

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          1 year ago

          I didn’t actually. I was responding specifically to your comment that the water in the ground doesn’t “go deeper.” That has nothing to do with flood control, as the water we are talking about has already seeped into the ground.

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            1 year ago

            No, problem is its just at the surface “ground” (a few centimeters deep) and not going into the ground water.