Pesticides and insecticides can leach- from soil into the groundwater supply.

The groundwater supply is limited so approximately 95% of irrigated lands use surface water.

The equipment used to tap into the groundwater supply had been crushed along with the dispenser.

Barrow Creek has always had a problem with both quantity and quality of groundwater supplies.

More rain events are capable of contributing to groundwater supply.

This can carry pollution directly to the raised watertable below and into the groundwater supply.

They are very important for refilling the groundwater supply and can put a lot of life into the ecosystems.

And the groundwater supply is generally in good shape, too.

This strategy has been opposed by many environmentalists as writing off what could be a substantial fraction of groundwater supplies.