Extensive pumping of fresh groundwater from wells near a seacoast is most likely to induce ____________.

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Extensive pumping of fresh groundwater near a seacoast can create a cone of depression in the water table, causing surrounding saline water to infiltrate into the aquifer and replace the withdrawn freshwater. This phenomenon is called saline intrusion and can gradually turn the well water saline over time.

Extensive Pumping of Fresh Groundwater from Wells near a Seacoast