Groundwater Exploitation

1. Q:In your own words, explain what the title of this article means.
   
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3. A:It means using the Groundwater alone or in a good way that is bad for others for your own advantage.
   
4. Q:According to the article, who is taking a lot of water out of the aquifer? 
   
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6. A: The high rise buildings are taking much water from the aquaifer because there are many people livin in a small amount of area which needs a lot of water for the people. But they don't have much water because their area is small compared to the people. So they use more water from the aquifer than they are requested to.
   

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3. Q:If you take a lot of water from the aquifer, what three things happen?

1. • If you take too much water from the aquifer than the ground might shake or tilt because there is nothing holding underneath it which is called Land Subsidence.
     
   • Saltwater can enter the aquifer more easily.
     
   • The people living around the apartment building can complain about the water of aquifer.
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3. Q:What is the punishment for taking more water than your permit allows?
   

A:The punishment is to pay a fine of 5 million rupiah or spending 6 month in jail.

1. Q: Do you think this punishment will stop people taking too much water from the aquifer? Why?
   

A: I don't think this punishmentwill stop people from taking too much water from the aquifer. It is because the fine is too small and easy for the Apartment owners to pay. It is nothing for them since they get much more salary a month.

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2. Q:Jakarta’s aquifers are being contaminated by sea water. What else is contaminating Jakarta’s groundwater?
   
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4. A:Also wastes from the septic tank can contaminate the water easily by leaking septic tank if the aquifer is near the septic tank.
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6. Q:What evidence is there for the additional contamination in number 6?

A:The Bogor Agricultural Institute found that 90% of Jakarta's well water was contaminated by E-coli bacteria which is found in human waste.