HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ground-water depletion is primarily caused by sustained ground-water pumping. Some of the negative effects of ground-water depletion include increased pumping costs, deterioration of water quality, reduction of water in streams and lakes, or land subsidence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Groundwater, which is in aquifers below the surface of the Earth, is one of the Nation’s most important natural resources. Groundwater is the source of about 37 percent of the water that county and city water departments supply to households and businesses (public supply).

Detailed explanation-3: -Underground, the region’s lifeblood-water-is disappearing, placing one of the world’s major food-producing regions at risk. The Ogallala-High Plains Aquifer is one of the world’s largest groundwater sources, extending from South Dakota down through the Texas Panhandle, across portions of eight states.