Ground water notes

*where is water beneath the surface?

-any water that gets into the ground
-the zone of saturation is the area where water hangs
out
-this is the deepest place water can get, and this is when
it is officially ground water
-water can still move, but NOT DOWNWARD ANYMORE
*how do we gain access to the groundwater
-springs
-a spring forms whenever the water table intersects the
ground surface
-hot springs also, when water is heated by cooling of
igneous rock
-geysers intermittent hot springs
-water turns to steam and erupts
-we can drill wells
-hole drilled into the ground and a pipe brings the water
up, sometimes its natural to get water out because of
pressure
*what are the problems with groundwater use?
-overuse
-we are taking too much water, it has to recharge by
precipitation, it could end up as a non-renewable source

-saltwater intrusion is contaminating things with salt. By

salt water being pulled into our aquifers.
-land subsidence caused by its withdrawal (collapsed
hole)
-cone of depression is when you could cut off the access
to you neighbors water by using too much water
*what else can form because of groundwater
-caverns or caves
-they form because of limestone and dissolving
-sinkholes, these are natural and water could fill in to
form a lake