While water extraction and use has been adequate for the region's larger population centers, rural areas have had chronic problems with access to potable water from the river and the aquifers that feed it. Wells drilled into these aquifers have very low yields.
While urban areas have enough water to meet their needs, rural communities in the region struggle to obtain potable water from both the river and the groundwater sources it feeds. Wells dug into these aquifers yield extremely little water.