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Water within the earth that supplies wells and springs.

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  • Remediation of the contaminated sites and groundwater is an urgent need.
  • The clear implication: depletion of groundwater is making a significant contribution to sea-level rise.
  • Health on long-term groundwater monitoring plans before lifting a recommended drinking water ban for about 200 homes with wells along the Kalamazoo River.
  • This reduction in groundwater use would help stabilize the water table, which has fallen from 5 meters below the surface to 30 meters in parts of the state.
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