Just as a fun fact, here are some images of the extent of subsidence (due to groundwater pumping for agriculture) in the California Central Valley: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/land-subsidence-in-california/m...

Note in particular the last one, which is a classic. Roads, buildings, and all underground infrastructure is affected. As well as anyone else who uses that groundwater, as well as future users - because come groundwater reservoirs do not recover, the compaction is permanent.