Describe four Maltese water myths and the actual facts about water related to the myth.

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Myth: The natural occurring limestone removes salt from the groundwater, and thus as sea levels increase, there will be more fresh water. Fact: The limestone does not remove salt from the seawater. As sea level increases, the amount of available groundwater will decrease.

Myth: The groundwater table is replenished by water from the Nile River or other rivers on the European continent, and the groundwater supply is inexhaustible.

Fact: The groundwater table is not linked to water from the Nile. The groundwater table is already being depleted.

Myth: Deeper wells will provide better water quality. Fact: The failure rate of all wells is increasing due to deteriorating water quality.

Myth: Crops grown with reused water are inferior and have a shorter shelf life than those grown with groundwater.

Fact: There are some legitimate concerns or risks to using recycled water for agricultural use; however there are also risks with using very saline water from inadequate wells.

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