Ground Water Under the Direct Influence (UDI) of Surface Water
Any water beneath the surface of the ground with 1. significant occurence of insects or other microorganisms, algae, or large-diameter pathogens; 2.
Ground Water: The supply of fresh water found beneath the Earth's surface, usually in aquifers, which supply wells and springs.
Ground Water: water in the saturated zone (below the water table).
Half-life: time required for one-half of a specified substance to decompose.
Hammermill: type of crusher or shredder used to break up waste materials into smaller pieces.
Ground water: Water that occurs below the surface of the Earth, where it occupies spaces in soil or layers of rock. When rain falls to the ground, some of it sinks into the ground and becomes ground water.
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Ground water - (1) Generally, all subsurface water as distinct from Surface Water; specifically, the part that is in the saturated zone of a defined aquifer.
ground water
The water that occurs beneath the earth's surface between saturated soil and rock and that supplies wells and springs.
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Ground Water
Water found below the surface of the land, usually in porous rock formations. Ground water is the source of water found in wells and springs and is used frequently for drinking. ...
Fixed ground water: Water held in saturated material that it is not available as a source of water for pumping.
Ground water entering coastal waters, which has been contaminated by land-fill leachates, deep well injection of hazardous wastes and septic tanks.
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FAQ: Ground Water and Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency answers common questions about ground water contamination and drinking water quality, and their potential effects on human health.
Saline Ground Water: Groundwater consisting of or containing salt.
Salt Water Intrusion: Movement of salty or brackish groundwater into wells and into aquifers previously occupied by fresh or less mineralized groundwater either through upconing or ...
Spring- Ground water seeping out of the earth where the water table intersects the ground surface.
The level of ground water or the upper surface of the zone of saturation of groundwater above an impermeable layer of soil or rock (through which water cannot move) as in an unconfined aquifer.
The geology of ground water, with particular emphasis on the chemistry and movement of water.
Hydrologic Cycle
Movement or exchange of water between the atmosphere and earth.
The pumping of more ground water from an aquifer than in replaced by recharge ...
An aquifer in which ground water is confined under pressure which is significantly great- er than atmospheric pressure.
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Leaching may occur in farming areas, feed lots, and landfills, and may result in hazardous substances entering surface water, ground water, or soil.
Chemicals formed when gasoline breaks down in contact with ground water.
pH (pronounce as separate letters). pH is an expression of the intensity of the basic or acid condition of a liquid.
spring place where ground water flows to the surface.
stability of stratification (S) the amount of work necessary to mix a body of water to uniform density without adding or subtracting heat in the process, ...
Bio-remediation is being used to treat contaminated ground water where the water is pumped from underground, treated with micro-organisms which remove the pollution at the surface and then pumped back underground again.
Areas that are inundated by surface or ground water with frequency sufficient to support a prevalence of vegetative or aquatic life that requires saturated or seasonally saturated soil conditions for growth or reproduction.
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Generally, abandoned wells will be filled with concrete or cement grout to protect underground water from waste and contamination.
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Infiltration constitutes the sole source of water to sustain the growth of vegetation and it helps to sustain the ground water supply to wells, springs, and streams.
Mining of an Aquifer: Withdrawal over a period of time of ground water that exceeds the rate of recharge of the aquifer.
Mining Waste: Residues resulting from the extraction of raw materials from the earth.
Carbon Adsorption: A treatment system that removes contaminants from ground water or surface water by forcing it through tanks containing activated carbon treated to attract the contaminants.
baseflow That part of a stream discharge that originates as ground water seeping into the stream. Also known as dry-weather flow and groundwater flow.
radon - a cancer-causing radioactive gas found in many communities' ground water.
Groundwater Water which is contained in geologic strata. Also properly written as two words, ground water.
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HAPs Hazardous air pollutants.
well A bored, drilled, or driven shaft, or a dug hole, whose depth is greater than the largest surface dimension and whose purpose is to reach underground water supplies or oil, or to store or bury fluids below ground.
Leachate - Water that collects contaminants as it trickles through wastes, pesticides or fertilizers. Leaching may occur in farming areas, feed lots, and landfills, and may result in hazardous substances entering surface water, ground water, ...
MTBE is now being banned because of its ability to travel in ground water and the bad taste it imparts to drinking water. Because of this, ethanol is once again being put back into gasoline.
Care must be taken not to over apply these products. If rates exceed the stand's ability to take up nutrients they can begin to leach into ground water. However, as an alternative to depositing this waste into landfills it is very appealing.
25 Pesticides sprayed on land around rivers or lakes can carry contaminants into the water while chemical fertilizers such as nitrates, used in agriculture, dissolve into surface water and ground water and affect water supplies.26 ...
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