Read the Following Scenario and Answer the Question Below

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
On a September day in 1999, folks began to notice that Lake Jackson in the panhandle region of northern Florida was shrinking. Within a few days, it was almost gone. A sinkhole had opened beneath the lake and drained it, along with all of the fish and alligators.
As aquifers lose water, their substrates can become weaker and less capable of supporting overlying strata and any human structures built upon them. In such cases, the land surface above may subside. Sometimes subsidence can occur locally and suddenly, in the form of sinkholes, areas where the ground gives way with little warning. Once the ground subsides, soil becomes compacted, losing the porosity that enabled it to hold water. Recharging a depleted aquifer may therefore become more difficult.
-A serious problem that results from excessive water withdrawn from aquifers is that ________________.

A) the soils contaminate the aquifer, making it unfit for human use
B) the aquifer decreases in size and new aquifers form
C) the surrounding soils are compacted and the size of the aquifer is reduced
D) the aquifer increases in size, draining a larger surface area and leaving less water in rivers, streams, and lakes
E) the water tends to overflow and flood the entire area