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Groundwater recharge, or deep drainage, is the process in which water percolates from the surface down into the groundwater supplies. Recharge does occur naturally, but it can also be achieved through anthropogenic methods, called artificial recharge. In artificial recharge, surface water is rerouted to the subsurface. This is normally done by creating "dug-wells", which are very wide wells that are used to allow water to percolate into the ground at a much faster pace. This is commonly performed in areas with depleted groundwater levels, such as India.
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What is lateral recharge?
Lateral recharge is the percolation of water into an aquifer from the side as opposed to natural recharge when the water percolates straight down into the aquifer.
What is recharge zone?
The area of the Earth's surface where water seeps down into the aquifer.
How does an aquifer get refilled?
For an aquifer to be refilled it either needs to have permeable beds above it so water can percolate down to it or it needs to have recharge zones in which the same percolation process can occur
How can an aquifer be recharged naturally after a drought?
Natural aquifer recharge occurs after it rains or after snow melts. It's also possible for rivers and lakes to aid in this process.
Why is it important to protect an aquifer recharge area?
It is important because you get what we have going now in California and that is a drought. Cities and towns are running out of water, the rivers and lakes are drying up, farmers are not planting crops because of no water. All of this is happening because we didn't protect the aquifer and recharge it.
What is lateral recharge?
Lateral recharge is the percolation of water into an aquifer from the side as opposed to natural recharge when the water percolates straight down into the aquifer.
What is water that enters an aquifer from the surface?
recharge
What is recharge water?
artificial aquifer recharge is the enchance ment of natural ground water
Where is the recharge zone for the Ozark plateau aquifer?
The main recharge zone is mizzoula lake in kansas. It contains some what contaminated water that seeps in to the Ozark Aquifer. Your Welcome.
Recharge zone in a sentence?
Recharge zone is earths surface from which water percolates down into an aquifer.
What is recharge zone?
The area of the Earth's surface where water seeps down into the aquifer.
What area where water travels downward to become part of an aquifer?
recharge zone
How could new roads affect the recharge zone of an aquifer?
because it will affect the amount and quality of water in an aquifer{less water can enter the auifer}
Name a place where aquifers are most likely to be contaminated?
An aquifer is most likely to be contaminated at its recharge zones. These are the areas in which water is directly infiltrated into the aquifer.
What is a place where groundwater flows to the surface?
Places where groundwater flows to the surface are called springs.
How does an aquifer get refilled?
For an aquifer to be refilled it either needs to have permeable beds above it so water can percolate down to it or it needs to have recharge zones in which the same percolation process can occur
Define the following saturation zone unsaturated zone aquifer recharge surface water discharge and remediation?
Its when a Aquifer recharges bc the surface has to much water realeasing the discharge of water.
