Groundwater Statistics.

Groundwater is the water found underneath the surface of the earth. Artesians lead from the fresh water to the surface, thus many people around the world rely on it for many purposes, such as drinking water, bathing water, cleaning water..etc.

your local community- In British Columbia, 28.5 % of the population uses groundwater for multiple purposes.

Country- In Canada as a whole, 30.3% depend on groundwater for many purposes.
the earth as a whole-

The earth as a whole: Around 20% of the earth relies on groundwater as their freshwater supply.




An artesian well works simply by gravity. An artesian well works because the water is usually flowing from a point of high elevation, it moves through porous rock layers to the surface because of the pressure from the rock.

Human impact on groundwater can contaminate groundwater in various ways- from surface sourses, ground sources and other sources as well. Having landfills and dumps for waste water, leakages in petrol tanks and sewage systems, and the use of pesticides on agriculture can greatly impact the safety of the water supply.



The Ogallala Aquifer is the worlds largest aquifer, covering an area of 450, 000 square kilometres. It is also known as the High Plains Aquifer, and it is used 30% for irrigation purposes and is a drinking water supply to 82% of the population. It is located in the Great Plains of the United States of America.

The Urban Water Cycle (UWC) is a project run by the countries around the North Sea (Germany, Holland, England and Denmark) to tackle the drinking water problem. They all share ideas and solutions about this problem and discuss ways to preserve water for the future.

In Walkerton, Ontario in May of 2008, the local drinking water supply was contaminated by a nearby farm run off into a nearby well with the bacteria E.coli. Around 5000 people of the town were infected. 7 of these people died because the town did not admit to the problem as soon as they should have.