Recharge zone definition

Recharge zone means the zone which contributes water to an aquifer, consisting of the catchment area of rainfall water and the area where such water flows to an aquifer by runoff on the ground and infiltration through soil;
Recharge zone means the area through which water enters the Edwards Underground Reservoir as de- fined in the December 16, 1975, Notice of Determination.
Recharge zone means an area through which water can enter an aquifer.

Examples of Recharge zone in a sentence

  • Landform, regolith, topographic, hydrological and geological studies indicate the plateau in the vicinity of Pisolite Hills can be divided into a hydrologic Recharge zone, a Transit zone, and a Discharge zone (Figure 8).

  • None of the sink holes lie within the proposed HPA as proposed in the Overview Report and the entire Recharge zone lies outside the HPA as proposed in that report.

  • It is thought that there is good hydrologic connectivity between the sink holes in the Recharge zone and the sand/gravel aquifer.

  • Limited drilling in the Recharge zone suggests that in places this area may be devoid of the clay horizon which underlies the bauxite elsewhere.

  • Recharge zone maps and hydrological considerations regarding land use and water diversion should be integrated.


More Definitions of Recharge zone

Recharge zone means an area through which water enters an aquifer.
Recharge zone means the land area contributing recharge water to that portion of an aquifer supplying a well.
Recharge zone means the zone which contributes water to an aquifer, including [consisting of] that part of the catchment area of rainfall where water flows to an aquifer by runoff on the ground and/or infiltration through soil.”
Recharge zone means as area through which water enters an aquifer.
Recharge zone means that portion of the City and its ETJ that overlays the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone as defined in Title 30, Texas Administrative Code § 213.3, as may be amended.
Recharge zone means the area of an aquifer in which water infiltrates the surface and enters permeable rock layers.
Recharge zone means an area supplying the water which enters an underground drinking water source.