groundwater

Noun

Meaning

groundwater (countable and uncountable, plural groundwaters)

Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

water underwater seawater aquifer rainwater saltwater phreatic subterraneous water-soluble water table capillary action waterborne

Phrases with the word

groundwater surface groundwater table groundwater body groundwater resources extraction of groundwater body of groundwater

Examples

$1.2 million for cleanup of groundwater contamination at the Esko superfund site. Source: Internet

82% of the city's water supply is abstracted from groundwater through 577 deep tube wells, while four relatively small surface water treatment plants provide the remaining 18%. Source: Internet

According to Zeglin, if it wasn't for soil microbes, anything extra could leach out of the soil and pollute groundwater, streams, rivers and lakes. Source: Internet

A hand pump opens access to deeper groundwater that is often not polluted and also improves the safety of a well by protecting the water source from contaminated buckets. Source: Internet

Additionally, streams and groundwater near the plantations are drying up. Source: Internet

Annually, only about 1% is "new" water originating from rivers, precipitation, and groundwater springs that drain into the lakes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

groundwall groundward groundwards groundwater body groundwater level groundwater resources