An aquifer system refers to a collection of underground layers of permeable rock or sediment that hold and transmit water.
Sentences with «aquifer system»
«My own estimates are based on volumetric analyses of aquifer systems throughout the world, in which we're actually looking at water - level changes in as many aquifers as possible.» (news.nationalgeographic.com)
Long Island's aquifer system consists of several layers, including the Upper Glacial, the Magothy — from which most of Nassau and Suffolk's water is taken — and the Lloyd, the deepest, purest and most fragile. (newsday.com)
«I know it's kind of crazy, but with the millions of people that rely on the sole - source aquifer system, there is no federal program to do research or to monitor the groundwater quality or quantity or even where the saltwater is located,» Stumm said. (newsday.com)