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2024-03-20 12:55:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 562584D070248281B63CD4C0552A592DC1FA19D5EB3FA9B5B37A89CEADCEF413
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Illegal extraction of water in any arid environment is a serious problem, leading to the lowering of the water table and permanent degradation of the aquifer with pollutants & brine. All arid environment nations actively control access to aquifers: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/27/up-to-half-of-worlds-water-supply-stolen-annually-study-finds https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/bore-driller-fined-over-illegally-accessing-wa-aquifer-20130705-2pftq.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2023/05/10/in-andalusia-26-people-arrested-for-stealing-water-to-irrigate-avocado-and-mango-trees_6026091_114.html https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/22/us/california-water-thieves-drought/index.html https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17985-spain-reports-2-5-million-cubic-meters-of-groundwater-stolen
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