现在分词作状语 与状语从句的转化

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现在分词作状语 与状语从句的转化
In places,the water table is declining at a rate of a meter a year,necessitating the periodic deepening of wells and the use of ever-more-powerful pumps.
这里的necessitating 是分词做状语吗?
是表示结果吗?
怎么把这句话改写成状语从句呢?

这里的necessitating 是分词做状语吗?

是表示结果吗?

怎么把这句话改写成状语从句呢?
In places,the water table is declining so quickly at a rate of a meter a year that it necessitates the periodic deepening of wells and the use of ever-more-powerful pumps.