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noun

any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, especially one that supplies the water for wells, springs, etc.

Origin:
1900–05; probably < French aquifère (adj.); see aqui-, -fer

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Mining companies say the water quality in the aquifer will dictate the outcome, not mining.

The wine region's first water came from an ancient aquifer.

The newfound lake, however, is different in temperature and chemical composition from the main waters of the aquifer.

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Mining companies say the water quality in the aquifer will dictate the outcome, not mining.

The wine region's first water came from an ancient aquifer.

The newfound lake, however, is different in temperature and chemical composition from the main waters of the aquifer.

Any chat that can't be sold will likely be injected back into the aquifer.

With flood irrigation, much of the water is not used by the plants and seeps back to the source, an aquifer or a river.

But it is running out of water, with farmers driving wells deeper and deeper into the underlying aquifer.

But human development at the surface risks polluting the aquifer.

The gel could have leaked into the aquifer during drilling and before fracturing.

Male's residents have made such a call on the underlying aquifer that the ground water is now laced with salt.

Know the source of your drinking water-the river, lake, or aquifer that supplies your home.

The contamination of this aquifer extends beyond the lab's boundaries, and there are already wells set up to filter the water.

The lake the aquifer drains into now has the tributary dry up in the summer.

Some people have proposed re-injecting the water back into the aquifer.

They do not have legal right to as much water as they want, from sea, river or aquifer.

In essence, the over extraction of this water permanently reduces the future aquifer capacity.

Also there is a significant potential for aquifer damage that cannot be repaired.

It is easy to pump water from an aquifer for drinking, washing, bathing or watering crops.

Oakland fears that rising seas will salinate its underground aquifer.

These wells may be open to the aquifer in which a water well is located.

Both counties expressed worry over the plant's impact on an underground aquifer as well as its emissions of particulate matter.

The aquifer storage and recovery scheme has never been attempted on this large a scale.

Polluting the aquifer and using too much of the water are the central concerns.

Henning disagreed, saying that the company uses a different aquifer from the town's.

Ossining has what is called an open system, which circulates water from the aquifer.

The water can be groundwater, seeping up from an aquifer or spring.

The group says the golf course would be above the aquifer that supplies drinking water for the community.

The shrimp ponds have no lining, so salt water has percolated through the sandy soil and contaminated the aquifer beneath.

Spitzer should build on his commitment to the watershed by taking a stand against proposed casinos near the aquifer.

It started when a bottling company sought permission to extract millions of liters of water from the local aquifer.

The industry said it operated far below aquifer levels, so fracking would do no harm to water.

To keep our three acres above the aquifer chemical-free.

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World English Dictionary

aquifer (ˈækwɪfə)

—n
	a porous deposit of rock, such as a sandstone, containing water that can be used to supply wells

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Word Origin & History

aquifer

1901, coined from L. aqui-, comb. form of aqua "water" (see aqua-) + -fer "bearing," from ferre "to bear" (see infer).

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Science Dictionary

aquifer

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An underground layer of permeable rock, sediment (usually sand or gravel), or soil that yields water. The pore spaces in aquifers are filled with water and are interconnected, so that water flows through them. Sandstones, unconsolidated gravels, and porous limestones make the best aquifers. They can range from a few square kilometers to thousands of square kilometers in size.

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