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Groundwater provides 40% of the nation's public water supply and is used by over 40 million people through domestic wells, making it an important source of drinking water in every state. It is also a major source of irrigation water and represents a principal reserve of freshwater and potential future water supply. Groundwater contributes significantly to stream and river flows and influences wetland habitats.
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- 3. GROUNDWATER Ground water is one of the Nations most important natural resources. It provides about 40 percent of the Nations public water supply. In addition, more than 40 million people, including most of the rural population, supply their own drinking water from domestic wells. As a result, ground water is an important source of drinking water in every State Ground water is also the source of much of the water used for irrigation. It is the Nations principal reserve of freshwater and represents much of the potential future water supply. Ground water is a major contributor to flow in many streams and rivers and has a strong influence on river and wetland habitats for plants and animals.