groundwater

noun

ground·wa·ter ˈgrau̇nd-ˌwȯ-tər

-ˌwä-

: water within the earth especially that supplies wells and springs

Examples of groundwater in a Sentence

There were concerns about contaminated groundwater.

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Studies show that the state’s agricultural valley is consuming twice as much groundwater as nature is returning through rain and snow. —

Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025 And with additional construction being approved all the time, requests for groundwater permits are only increasing. —

Greg Allen, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025 In the 1970s – when groundwater withdrawals were at their peak – the Legislature passed a law that allowed irrigators to form groundwater management districts, also known as GMDs, lending cooperative power to efforts to reduce water use. —

Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025 Contamination of groundwater and surface waters by liquid runoff is one of the major risks associated with landfilling. —

Michelle Gale, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for groundwater