So, take 2! – Groundwater and rainwater – Generally speaking, rainwater remains above ground and flows to sea through rives or is stored in above ground reservoirs. However, some rain water does percolate down to become groundwater.
Groundwater is exactly that… Its water that is stored in underground aquifers – Most of our drinking water comes from this .
Most of the water you see on the shelves in shops is sold as ‘mineral water’… This is ground water that has been ‘filtered’ naturally by stone, soil etc, and along the way, it has picked up lots of natural minerals. As with most ground water is is very old… Its been underground for thousands of years. Places like Buxton, in the peak district are sat on top how huge aquifers hence they are able to export so much water out of the region.
So before we started selling the stuff what happend when all these underground caverns were full up, did that water not rise to the surface and flow into the river just like any other water?
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