Aquifer

The aquifer is contaminated.

The aquifer provides water for irrigation.

The aquifer is Florida's main source of drinking water.

We had to make a deep well, otherwise we wouldn't reach the aquifer.

He is keenly aware that the depletion of the Ogallala aquifer could ultimately drive his family off the land.

Understanding the aquifer’s capacity to store water from year to year is important because it fills a major gap in the overall equation of meltwater runoff and sea levels.

The water in the well came from an aquifer.

An aquifer is rock or sediment that holds groundwater – rain that is held below the surface of the soil and collected in empty spaces underground. Aquifers feed rivers to keep their flows at a healthy level, and are also important sources of water when reservoirs or other sources run low.