Groundwater helps grow our food. 64% of groundwater is used for irrigation to grow crops.
Groundwater is an important component in many industrial processes.
Groundwater is a source of recharge for lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
Groundwater is the water
found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock. It is stored in and moves slowly through geologic formations of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers.