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Unit 3: Managing Earth resources
Quick questions on The water cycle and groundwater resources: WACE Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science
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What is managing groundwater sustainably?Show answer
Groundwater is renewable only if extraction stays within the rate of recharge. In southwest WA, declining rainfall has reduced recharge while demand has grown, so the Gnangara Mound's water table has fallen, drying wetlands and stressing dependent ecosystems. Management responses include:
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