groundwater
noun
ground·wa·ter
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water within the earth especially that supplies wells and springs
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There were concerns about contaminated groundwater.
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Most water used in Los Angeles does not come from Northern California but rather from local aqueducts and groundwater.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Also dead were efforts to repeal Michigan’s controversial emergency manager law and to charge royalties to bottled water companies for extracting groundwater and invest it in infrastructure and other programs, an idea similar to what Whitmer herself once suggested.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
Uncapped wells are oil wells open to the elements and can potentially leak methane, contaminate groundwater, and threaten public health.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the city’s groundwater contains fluoride at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 mg/L, and fluoride levels in the water supplied by the Los Angeles Aqueduct range between 0.4 and 0.8 mg/L.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Also dead were efforts to repeal Michigan’s controversial emergency manager law and to charge royalties to bottled water companies for extracting groundwater and invest it in infrastructure and other programs, an idea similar to what Whitmer herself once suggested.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
Uncapped wells are oil wells open to the elements and can potentially leak methane, contaminate groundwater, and threaten public health.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the city’s groundwater contains fluoride at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 mg/L, and fluoride levels in the water supplied by the Los Angeles Aqueduct range between 0.4 and 0.8 mg/L.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Groundwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundwater. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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groundwater
noun
ground·wa·ter
ˈgrau̇n-ˌdwȯt-ər
-ˌdwät-
: water within the earth that supplies wells and springs
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