Groundwater is brought up to the surface naturally through springs. Groundwater can also flow back to the surface by discharging back into the lake or streams. Water can also be pumped out through boreholes, but caution must be taken when pumping. One should make sure that over extraction is prohibited so as to not lower the water table below the well and dewater the aquifer.

In some parts of the world, societies are face with various water shortages because groundwater is being utilised at a rate that cannot be equally (if not more) replenished. In other cases, permeable soils connecting the surface to aquifers are seen as the primary culprits for groundwater contamination due to anthropogenic activities ( such as landfills, leaky underground storage tanks, and overuse of pesticides and fertilisers).

Groundwater spells itselfs a bright future, a hidden resource that is difficult to conceptualise but with more research and development that is put to its regard, who knows the possibilities it may hold in the future!