> Is there a reason why doing this large scale would be a bad idea
This isn't my field of expertise, but I have a couple times seen a demonstration where they pour muddy water through layers of soil, sand, and gravel and it comes out clean, which is basically how groundwater gets more-or-less safe to drink.
I suspect open bore holes would defeat some of those layers and cause groundwater contamination.
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> Is there a reason why doing this large scale would be a bad idea
This isn't my field of expertise, but I have a couple times seen a demonstration where they pour muddy water through layers of soil, sand, and gravel and it comes out clean, which is basically how groundwater gets more-or-less safe to drink.
I suspect open bore holes would defeat some of those layers and cause groundwater contamination.