Eli5 why do we run out of water?

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I know we need to conserve water and such but why? Doesn’t it eventually flow back into the ground or evaporated and rained back down regardless of how it’s consumed, so it’s a cycle? Do we lose a bit per cycle?

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I have a related question. I’m in a rural area on a well. Does it really matter how much water I use, i.e., longer showers? My gut tells me the well either will or won’t run dry in theory , but isn’t that underground water source always flowing? I feel my shower length won’t affect this and what’s gonna happen is gonna happen regardless.

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