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What area where water travels downward to become part of an aquifer?
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recharge zone
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What is an area where waters travels down to become part of an aquifer?
For water to recharge an aquifer, it must pass down through a zone of aeration into the zone of saturation, where the water is stored. The "line" that separates the two zones can be said to be the level of the water table.
Why does water stop traveling through the soil and remain in an aquifer?
Water can eventually reach a layer of impermeable rock which does not allow its further downward passing. This is the base layer which creates the aquifer.
When does groundwater become surface water?
Once it seeps into an aquifer.
An area in which water travels downward to become part of an aquifer?
Used in geology, hydrogeology, soil science, and building science, the porosity of a porous medium (such as rock or sediment) describes the fraction of void space in the material, where the void may contain, for example, air or water. A rock layer with many particles of different sizes contains much more void space, which means lower porosity.
Which is better for drinking water from an aquifer or an artesian aquifer?
from an aquifer
Can an aquifer hold water?
Of course it can, silly! An aquifer is for agua, water.
What is an aquifer why is it important?
An aquifer is an underground fresh water source.
A permeable layer in which water is trapped?
impermeable
What is the predicted future for the Ogallala aquifer?
The Ogallala Aquifer was created when rainfall would run down prairie dog holes into the aquifer. That ended with the destruction of the prairie dogs and even increased with the creation of water rights. As a result, the lack of water retained upstream prevents the renewing of the aquifer. So the natural renewing of the aquifer has been greatly decreased. In addition people have been pumping water from the aquifer for crops. Instead of using the drip irrigation method developed in Israel which produces far more per acre, they have used older techniques and have wasted water. This pumping for inefficient irrigation techniques has caused a drop in the aquifer. To the south the cities have used the water from the aquifer. As it flows downhill, this has caused additional loss of water. The aquifer will continue to drop until the wells required to reach it become deeper and deeper. The Federal Government will tax water rights so that part of the water rebuild the aquifer. There will come a point when it will become too expensive for a number of people to continue to draw water from it. The cities will realize it is a finite source. They will restrict lawn watering and use reverse osmosis. At that point it will stabilize. (Maybe)
Is aquifer the water bearing layer of the earth?
Yes, an aquifer is one of the water bearing layers.
What process leads to water entering an aquifer?
Percolation leads to water entering an aquifer.
How can people obtain water from an aquifer?
People can obtain water from an aquifer by driling a well below the water table.
