water table

Example Sentences

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Tribal leaders, however, say the city’s wells are pumping far too much and continue to draw down the water table beneath areas that once had thriving wetlands and meadows.

From Los Angeles Times

Imagine streets and sidewalks with healthy tree canopies, permeable paving, and green infrastructure that captures rainwater for recharge or reuse, so it enters the water table instead of being directed to our channelized rivers.

From Los Angeles Times

In parts of the river’s upper basin, groundwater pumping can reduce the flow of streams by lowering the water table, Abdelmohsen said.

From Los Angeles Times

It also requires consents from the Environment Agency "for water management, excavation below the water table and similar things".

From BBC

The flames worsened when the water table dropped, which in turn exposed flammable carbon-rich soil.

From Salon