Aquifer definition

Aquifer means a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation capable of yielding a significant amount of ground water to wells or springs.
Aquifer means a geological formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that is capable of yielding a significant amount of water to a well or spring.
Aquifer means a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation capable of yielding a significant amount of groundwater to wells or springs.

Examples of Aquifer in a sentence

  • Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, and Xxxxxxxx, X.X., 2005, Movement of the Saltwater Interface in the Surficial Aquifer System in Response to Hydrologic Stresses and Water-Management Practices, Broward County, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004- 5256, 73p.

  • The project or projects for the “Evaluation of Changes to the Salinity Distribution within the Surficial Aquifer under Projected Future Hydrologic Conditions, Broward County, Florida”, set forth in the USGS Agreement, and Exhibit A.


More Definitions of Aquifer

Aquifer means a geological formation, group of formations, or portion of a formation capable of yielding significant quantities of groundwater to wells or springs.
Aquifer means a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated, permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to wells and springs.
Aquifer means a consolidated or unconsolidated geologic formation or series of formations that are hydraulically interconnected and that have the ability to receive, store, or transmit water.
Aquifer means a subsurface layer or layers of rock or other geological strata of sufficient porosity and permeability to allow either a significant flow of groundwater or the abstraction of significant quantities of groundwater.
Aquifer means a zone, stratum, or group of strata that can store and transmit water in sufficient quantities for a specific use.
Aquifer means a permeable water-bearing geological formation underlain by a less permeable layer and the water contained in the saturated zone of the formation;
Aquifer means a porous water bearing geologic formation generally restricted to materials capable of yielding an appreciable supply of water.