groundwater

noun

ground·wa·ter ˈgrau̇nd-ˌwȯ-tər

-ˌwä-

: water within the earth especially that supplies wells and springs

Examples of groundwater in a Sentence

There were concerns about contaminated groundwater.

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Biologists from the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Nevada Department of Wildlife are currently evaluating how to mitigate the disruption on the fish, who are also impacted by climate change and groundwater pumping. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024 Administrative law judges have ruled in their favor twice, finding potential for groundwater contamination. —

Dylan Baddour, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024 The most obvious effect has been a reduction in CAP deliveries to Pinal County farms, though the cuts have also affected water that cities and others had been banking in the state’s groundwater aquifers. —

Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024 Southern Maryland is under a drought warning based on lower-than-normal rainfall and groundwater levels, and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission service area has been under a drought watch since July, according to MDE. —

Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for groundwater