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Temporary water storage in aquifers and lakes helps to maintain, in parallel, the base flow in rivers during dry spells, thus providing the necessary conditions for water-dependent ecosystems. Non-sustainable water abstraction and land use changes causing quick discharge of water during rainfall events and a decrease in surface water storage and groundwater recharge, have led to a decrease of both ecosystem services (Section 3.3). This decrease is in some cases exacerbated by water quality problems, such as eutrophication and algae blooms in surface waters that become stagnant, saltwater intrusion in coastal areas, or reaching arsene-contaminated water in overexploited aquifers.

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