The aquifer is shared
Water pumped from one well can affect neighbours drawing from the same underground store.
Groundwater, demystified
An invisible resource with visible consequences.
Rain moves through soil and rock into an aquifer. Wells reveal only a small window into a connected underground system.
Then / now
From 10–15 metres in the 1960s to 30–40 metres today.
In some places, farmers drill beyond 100 metres chasing a falling watertable. Recharge helps, but sustainable use also requires understanding demand.
Rainfall is not recharge
Only part of rain reaches groundwater; soils, geology, land use and structures shape the journey.
Trends need time
A single reading is a snapshot. Repeated measurements reveal depletion, recovery and seasonal rhythm.