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Recharge

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023300

1. The process by which precipitation seeps into the groundwater system.

2. Process by which rain water (precipitation) seeps into the ground-water system.

3. The process by which water is added to a zone of saturation, usually by percolation from the soil surface; e.g., the recharge of an aquifer.

4. Process, natural or artificial, by which water is added to the saturated zone of an aquifer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-023300
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesWatershed Protection Glossary; Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment; 40 CFR 149.2 (CFR 2018)
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Environment",
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  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Watershed Protection Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "40 CFR 149.2 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/recharge/"
}

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