If you take a look at the map, you will see many of the areas are arid, for example Arizona or Nevada.
It is un-likely I will over pump where I live. i get about 70 inches a year, but most of Nevada gets 7 inches. Where does the water go?
They pump centuries of collected water out of the ground, and put on their lawns, pools and ponds. The water evaporates, turns into clouds and rains on places where it Rains a lot more.
Did you know that one of the HOTTEST, DRIEST, LOWEST, and DEADLIEST places in the United States, Death Valley, has one of the world’s largest known aquifers?
It is called Devil’s Hole.