But like most small rural populations in B.C., the level of Quadra’s groundwater resources and the effects of drought and other climate changes on aquifers and the community’s water security is largely a mystery.

Source: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/08/25/news/small-island-community-launches-big-effort-develop-water-security

Gibbons was accompanied by former Area B director Arzeena Hamir, who said agricultural water demands come from aquifers.

Source: https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/merville-water-licence-application-in-hands-of-province/

In Orange County, California, treated water is pumped into the ground, where it enters underground aquifers before eventually being returned to the taps.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/532631/beer-made-from-wastewater-aims-to-help-quench-us-drought

Many local communities source water from wells that draw from these aquifers.

Source: https://grist.org/agriculture/a-silent-killer-how-saltwater-intrusion-is-overtaking-coastal-farmland-in-the-us/

These aquifers are the source of drinking water in the local area before it is treated and pumped to homes and businesses.

Source: https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/23243695.south-east-water-holding-event-improve-drinking-water/?ref=rss