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Aquifer definition

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.
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 geological formation, group of formations, or portion of a formation capable of yielding significant quantities of groundwater to wells or springs.

Examples of Aquifer in a sentence

  • General Functions and Duties pertaining to the administration of Type 1 and Type 4 General Aquifer Protection Permits delegated to the LA pursuant to this table, including complaint and nuisance inspection and enforcement.

  • ADEQ will provide the LA a copy of the draft Individual Aquifer Protection Permit for review and comment for any sewage treatment facility proposed within the LA’s jurisdictional boundaries.

  • Through the 2015 Plan, the parties sought to mitigate for material injury to senior surface water rights held by the SWC and to provide safe harbor from curtailment to the Districts that divert ground water from the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (“ESPA”).


More Definitions of Aquifer

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 geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation capable of yielding a significant amount of ground water to wells, springs or surface water.
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.