noun
water that has infiltrated the ground to fill the spaces between sediments and cracks in rock
Ground Water
having to do with the buying and selling of goods and services.
to eject or get rid of
discharge
watering land, usually for agriculture, by artificial means.
irrigation
water supplied by snow.
snowmelt
an underground layer of rock or earth which holds groundwater.
Aquifer
having to do with policies or issues within a nation.
domestic
to renew or restore to a previous condition.
recharge
introduction of harmful materials into the environment.
Pollution
a hole drilled in the Earth to obtain a liquid or gaseous substance.
Well
type of confined aquifer that flows to the Earth's surface without the need for pumping.
artisan well
unable to be pierced (penetrated) or understood.
impenetrable
to fill one substance with as much of another substance as it can take.
Saturate
all forms in which water falls to Earth from the atmosphere.
precipitation
underground area where the Earth's surface is saturated with water. Also called water level.
water table
period of greatly reduced precipitation
drought
having to do with factories or mechanical production.
industrial
water found in an aquifer.
Groundwater
amount of time a water molecule spends in one place in the water cycle.
residence time
solid material transported and deposited by water, ice, and wind.
Sediment
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mustard