Excessive groundwater withdrawals can cause ________.

a.) an influent stream to become an effluent stream
b.) expansion of the dewatered aquifer
c.) the water table to drop or decline in elevation
d.) porosity in the aquifer to increase as the water is removed


Ans: c.) the water table to drop or decline in elevation

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