groundwater
noun
ground·wa·ter
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water within the earth especially that supplies wells and springs
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There were concerns about contaminated groundwater.
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These conservation areas around their plants recharge more than double the groundwater used by their Japanese facilities.
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Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
As previously reported by The News, during the 27 days that the bus depot’s water was off, crews replacing the sewage lines’ pumps removed roughly four times the amount of water from the sewage system that it was designed to hold — an indication of a groundwater leak into the sewage lines.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
These ponds help recharge the groundwater supply through natural filtration before the water is distributed to customers.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
Scientists don’t know exactly how much groundwater is left in Arizona, Famiglietti added, but the signs are troubling.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
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Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
As previously reported by The News, during the 27 days that the bus depot’s water was off, crews replacing the sewage lines’ pumps removed roughly four times the amount of water from the sewage system that it was designed to hold — an indication of a groundwater leak into the sewage lines.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
These ponds help recharge the groundwater supply through natural filtration before the water is distributed to customers.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
Scientists don’t know exactly how much groundwater is left in Arizona, Famiglietti added, but the signs are troubling.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
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“Groundwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundwater. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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groundwater
noun
ground·wa·ter
ˈgrau̇n-ˌdwȯt-ər
-ˌdwät-
: water within the earth that supplies wells and springs
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