Extensive Pumping of Fresh Groundwater from Wells near a Seacoast

question 34

Multiple Choice

Extensive pumping of fresh groundwater from wells near a seacoast is most likely to induce ____________.

• A) saline intrusion; with time the well will start to deliver saline water
• B) saline expulsion; with time the freshwater/saline water interface within the aquifer will be pushed downward and seaward
• C) mineral deposition of salts within the aquifer

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