What is NOT true about the extraction of groundwater?
A. Mining groundwater outpaces accumulation.
B. It is considered a finite resource.
C. Mining groundwater often leads to subsidence.
D. It is called fossil water.
E. Mining groundwater will always be a resource.
E
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