Plans also are under way to look at the potential impact on adjacent private wells from possible ground water depletion and chemical contamination. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
Many developed regions in China are not only drawing from their own water resources but also contributing to water depletion in other water - scarce regions of the country through imports of food and other water - intensive goods, according to the new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. (sciencedaily.com)
«Regenerated» water Yet regeneration is already being used in the United States and abroad, reducing groundwater and surface water depletion as well as energy consumption. (scientificamerican.com)