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water table
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Copyright information© A Dictionary of Weather 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information)
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water table
The highest level attained by ground water that is free to seek its own level, i.e. water that is not confined under pressure ...
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Rains fail to raise ground water level
The Hindustan Times;
September 14, 2005 ;
374 words
......has led to sharp fall in the ground water table in the city. The Central Ground...whistle over sharp decline of ground water table. Senior scientist in CGWB...witnessing an unusual phenomena, ground water table continues to recede as it was...
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STATE SHOULD PROTECT GROUND WATER SUPPLY WISCONSIN SHOULD EXPAND ITS...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);
December 1, 2003 ;
592 words
......update Wisconsin's ground water law to better protect...the quality of the ground water from pollution...quantity of the ground water would be threatened...decisions about ground water use based on which...nearby users of the ground water or threaten ...
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Factors affecting ground water sustainability.
National Driller;
July 1, 2003 ;
700+ words
......of generally low ground water velocities, once...have reached the water table, their movement...surface to the water table. Sources of chemicals introduced to ground water in this way include...viewpoint if the water table aquifer beneath...effort to ...
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Water table still below normal level
The Hindustan Times;
March 22, 2007 ;
345 words
......improve the water table in the district...installation of ground water recharging system...scientist at ground water department Shiv...had raised the water table in Varanasi...development block, the ground water table is much below...
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How does rainfall affect water table?
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);
June 29, 2008 ;
204 words
...QUESTION: What is the water table, how is it measured and have the recent snow and rain affected it? ANSWER: The water table is not easily defined, but it begins at the top. "Essentially, the water table is the top layer of the soil that is saturated...
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Bangkok Keeps Sinking As Water Table Drops
Xinhua News Agency;
March 31, 2000 ;
286 words
...Extraction of ground water for use in industry...reported Friday, quoting a water table expert. Samrit Chusanathat...have been issued for ground water use in the city's crisis...artificially recharging the water table, although this would...
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Water table depth tied to droughts.(BULLETIN BOARD)
National Driller;
November 1, 2008 ;
355 words
......in Oklahoma using a ground-water/surface-water/land...models showed that ground water storage acts as a moderator...areas with a shallow water table, changes in land conditions...correlation between the water table depth and the land...convergent flow and ...
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What Is a Water Table?(Brief Article)
National Driller;
July 1, 2001 ;
700+ words
......Series From The American Ground Water Trust Most people know that the water table has something to do with...once it reaches below the water table. There is also a general...times of serious drought, water table levels may drop and wells...
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BRA TO HELP FUND GROUND WATER STUDY
The Boston Globe;
May 18, 1988 ;
153 words
......contribute $25,000 toward a fund to monitor the receding ground water level under Beacon Hill homes that causes foundations to rot and walls to buckle. The Boston Ground Water Trust learned of the BRA directors' decision, made...the Back Bay, the Fenway and South End to monitor the water ...
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Effect of water table depth and irrigation application method on water use...
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation;
July 1, 2004 ;
700+ words
......indicated a possible link to elevated water table conditions in the swamp occurring during...in the swamp, but the elevated winter water table depths have resulted in root systems...lateral ditches to raise a naturally high water table to a depth near 45 cm enabling adequate...
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Ground water availability and use.
National Driller;
January 1, 2003 ;
700+ words
......across the nation. Ground Water Levels The assessment...several indices of ground water-level changes. Some...significance, indices of ground water levels have to be...hydrogeological environments. Ground water systems are dynamic...changes in climate, ground ...
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NO MAJOR DEPLETION IN GROUND WATER
The Hindustan Times;
August 25, 2006 ;
587 words
......would affect the ground water levels and lead...closely monitoring ground water tables in the...condition of the ground water tables in view...depletion in the ground water table. Necessary actions...contamination of ground water by this toxic...the ...
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London worries as water table rises British capital working on plans to...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
March 14, 1999 ;
375 words
......where many people still have no access to running water, London is swamped by exactly the opposite problem. The water table beneath this ancient city is rising by up to 10...shafts out of whack within five years, the Thames Water utility has warned. Somewhat tongue-in-cheek, The...breweries and ...
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City builders pushing away from rising water table
Winnipeg Free Press;
January 22, 2007 ;
520 words
......parkadeface=-Bold; By Aldo Santin A rising water table throughout Winnipeg will force builders...geologist, said provincial data show the water table in downtown Winnipeg has risen 12 metres...Kilgour & Partners LTD, said the high water table forced Manitoba Hydro to eliminate ...
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Tsunami triggers fluctuation in Bangladesh ground water level
Xinhua News Agency;
March 8, 2005 ;
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......fluctuation in Bangladesh ground water level DHAKA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's underground water table has undergone a unique transformation...significant fluctuation of water level in various parts of...where the rise and fall of ground-water level was about 1. 85 ...
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