If a water well is actively pumped, the water table will *

O be raised around the well

O stay at the same level as before pumping

O be depressed around the well

O be recharged

Be depressed around the well.

Pumping can affect the level of the water table ... If water is withdrawn from the ground at a faster rate that it is replenished, either by infiltration from the surface or from streams, then the water table can become lower, resulting in a "cone of depression" around the well.