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Urban runoff can affect groundwater quality. Remediation of contaminated aquifers can take decades, costs millions or billions. Each case is, however, unique.

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To reach an aquifer, surface water must travel down through permeable layers of rock and soil. Structures sucks as buildings and parking lots can act as impermeable layers to reduce the amount of water entering an aquifer.

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Urban runoff can affect groundwater quality. Remediation of contaminated aquifers can take decades, costs millions or billions. Each case is, however, unique.

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