aquifer protection

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• Aquifer — Typical aquifer cross section An aquifer is a wet underground layer of water bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. The study of water flow… …   Wikipedia

• Edwards Aquifer — The Edwards Aquifer is one of the most prolific artesian aquifers in the world. Located on the eastern edge of Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas, it discharges about 900,000 acre feet (1.1 km³) of water a year and directly serves about… …   Wikipedia

• Mahomet Aquifer — The Mahomet Aquifer is the most important aquifer in east central Illinois. The sand and gravel aquifer is part of the buried Mahomet Bedrock Valley. It underlies 15 counties and ranges from 50 to 200 feet (15 to 60 m) thick. It supplies over 100 …   Wikipedia

• Oberrhein-Aquifer — Oberrheingraben (blau) zwischen Basel und Frankfurt inmitten randlich angegliederter Mittelgebirge (grün bis braun); Farbgebung nach digitalem Höhenmodell Der Oberrhein Aquifer ist mit geschätzten 45 Milliarden Kubikmetern Volumen einer der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Schwyll Aquifer — (pronounced Shwill ) was historically known as the Great Spring of Glamorgan .Until recently, Welsh Water used the resurgence at the Schwyll Spring near Ewenny as the main source of water for the Bridgend area. It now functions as a backup supply …   Wikipedia

• Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations — CAFO for cattle Sw …   Wikipedia

• Save Our Springs Alliance — (SOS) was originally called the Save Our Springs Legal Defense Fund, a nonprofit corporation created to protect the citizen drafted SOS Ordinance of 1992 to conserve Barton Springs in Austin, Texas. [ [http://sosalliance.org Save Our Springs… …   Wikipedia

• New England Grassroots Environment Fund — The New England Grassroots Environment Fund (NEGEF), headquartered at Montpelier in the U.S. state of Vermont, is a foundation funding environmental initiatives at the local community level. The organization promotes dialogue in open civic forums …   Wikipedia

• Quinapoxet River — Infobox River | river name = Quinapoxet River caption = View from Princeton Road in Holden origin = Princeton, Massachusetts mouth = Wachusett Reservoir basin countries = length = 10.6 miles (17 km) elevation = 802 ft (244.4 m) mouth elevation =… …   Wikipedia

• Communities Organized for Public Service — (COPS) is a coalition of non partisan, grassroots community pressure groups based in San Antonio, Texas. It is an affiliate of the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), a group dedicated to grassroots community organizing that was developed by Saul… …   Wikipedia

• Matt Meng — Matthew T. Meng (born January 18, 1952) is a long time environmental and conservation policy advocate and community leader in Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island. He declared as the Democratic nominee in the February 9, 2010 runoff… …   Wikipedia