Groundwater

as an important strategic reserve

plays a crucial role in ensuring urban and rural water supply

high-quality economic and social development

and maintaining a sound ecological environment in the Yellow River Delta. This article takes Binzhou City

the central city of the Yellow River Delta

as a typical case

and takes 2015 as the current year for the first round of overexploitation zone delineation in Shandong Province

carries out a comprehensive analysis of the effectiveness of groundwater overexploitation control through studying the groundwater development and utilization status

average water level changes

implementation of typical measures for overexploitation control in Binzhou City from 2016 to 2022

and the results of the new round of overexploitation zone delineation. The relevant experience and research results can provide decision-making references for similar regional groundwater optimization management and extraction control research in the future.