Rethinking Groundwater Age

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Authors

Grant Ferguson, Mark Olaf Cuthbert , Kevin M. Befus, Tom Gleeson, Jennifer C McIntosh 

Abstract

The ideas that old or “fossil” groundwater cannot be pumped sustainably, or that recently recharged groundwater is inherently sustainable are both mistaken. Both old and young groundwaters can be used in physically sustainable or unsustainable ways.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31223/osf.io/gq2m3

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Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Hydrology, Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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Published: 2020-04-02 23:15

Last Updated: 2020-09-01 08:50

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GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) 2.1