The Arkell Spring Grounds Is a High Yielding Bedrock Aquifer

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Multiple Choice

The Arkell Spring Grounds is a high yielding bedrock aquifer that produces numerous fresh water springs along the Eramosa River northeast of the village of Arkell.Any farmer with land above the aquifer can at present pump water out of it.Using economic terms,what is the aquifer

• A)The aquifer is a public good that must be publicly owned to be used efficiently.
• B)The aquifer is a private good that must be privately owned to be used efficiently.
• C)The aquifer is a common property resource that will be overused if nobody owns it.
• D)The aquifer is a club good that should be left as it is.

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