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Bank filtration

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002714

Water treatment process that uses a well to recover surface water that has naturally infiltrated into ground water through a river bed or bank(s). Infiltration is typically enhanced by the hydraulic gradient imposed by a nearby pumping water supply or other well(s).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002714
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEnvironmental technologies
References40 CFR 141.2 (CFR 2018)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002714",
  "term": "Bank filtration",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Bank Filtration",
  "definition": "Water treatment process that uses a well to recover surface water that has naturally infiltrated into ground water through a river bed or bank(s). Infiltration is typically enhanced by the hydraulic gradient imposed by a nearby pumping water supply or other well(s).",
  "subject": "Environmental technologies",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 141.2 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bank-filtration/"
}

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