If I take water from the water table using a local well on my property and use this water for irrigating crops, Will this cause the water table to rise? If anything would this cause the water table to drop due to evaporation during the irrigation process. I understand how bringing water from distance can cause water tables to rise. I don't understand how this happens when taking and returning water from a local source. Please note this is an arid climate with little annual rainfall.
Any ideas would be great...
thanks
