local aquifer

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandaquifer

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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aquifer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæk.wɪ.fər/us
/ˈɑːkwə.fɚ/
a layer of rock, sand, or earth that contains water or allows water to pass ...
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(Definition oflocalandaquiferfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The movie and court case revolve around the issue of trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent, and its contamination of alocalaquifer.
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The recharged bore wells will ultimately improve the water table of thelocalaquifer.
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The 60-vehicle parking lot is permeable and allows water to slowly absorb in the ground, while recharging thelocalaquifer.
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The use of non-sewage and greywater for on-site use such as site-irrigation will minimize demands on thelocalaquifer.
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Other wells throughout the valley have also been established, some with digital recorders, to monitor the response of thelocalaquifersystem.
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This is the opposite of a more common "gaining stream" (or "effluent stream") which increases in water volume farther down stream as it gains water from thelocalaquifer.
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Local aquifers are considered to be productive and are the source of water for many wells in the region.
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Because of low annual precipitation, it is believed that local aquifers are being gradually depleted of their ground water resources, by extensive pumping.
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Most of the water lost this way is stored underground which can change the original hydrology of local aquifers considerably.
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Other concerns of the surrounding communities are the impact on local aquifers and the projected increased volume of sewage reaching the countys sewerage treatment plants, already near capacity by 2005.
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