Environmental conservation

Environmental conservation

Terms related to protecting natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future.

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ground-water flow

Environment; Environmental conservation

The movement of water through openings in sediment and rock; occurs in the zone of saturation.

groundwater hydrology

Environment; Environmental conservation

The branch of hydrology that deals with groundwater; its occurrence and movements, its replenishment and depletion, the properties of rocks that control groundwater movement and storage, and the ...

groundwater law

Environment; Environmental conservation

The common law doctrine of riparian rights and the doctrine of prior appropriation as applied to ground water.

ground-water mining

Environment; Environmental conservation

The practice of withdrawing ground water at rates in excess of the natural recharge.

groundwater recharge

Environment; Environmental conservation

The inflow to a ground water reservoir.

groundwater reservoir

Environment; Environmental conservation

An aquifer or aquifer system in which ground water is stored. The water may be placed in the aquifer by artificial or natural means.

groundwater runoff

Environment; Environmental conservation

The portion of runoff which has passed into the ground, has become ground water, and has been discharged into a stream channel as spring or seepage water.