What happens to groundwater when the rate of infiltration is less than the rate of water being pumped out of the ground?
a. the water table is unchanged.
b. the water table increases.
c. the water table lowers.
d. the water table is unaffected by infiltration.

The correct answer is option c. The water table lowers.

The water table or the underground water table can be defined as the uppermost layer of the underground surface saturated with water. In case, the pumping out of the underground water is more than the rate of the infiltration, the water level underground would decrease and result in the lowering of the water table in that region.

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