The advantages of withdrawing groundwater include all of the following except
A)pollution is quickly removed
B)can be used for drinking and irrigation
C)exists almost anywhere
D)renewable if not overpumped
E)cheaper to extract than most surface waters

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The advantages of withdrawing groundwater include its availability almost everywhere, its use for drinking and irrigation, its renewability if not over-pumped, and its extraction being cheaper than most surface waters. However, the quick removal of pollution is not an advantage of withdrawing groundwater since it takes longer for pollution to move through the subsurface than it does for it to enter surface waters.

The Advantages of Withdrawing Groundwater Include All of the Following