aquifer terminology

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Abstraction
the extraction of water from rivers and boreholes for public water supply, agriculture and industry
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Artesian aquifer
a confined aquifer that contains water when tapped will rise to the surface under its own pressure
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artesian pressure
a hydrostatic pressure exerted on groundwater in a confined aquifer In a syncline
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potentiometric surface
an imaginary surface that defines the theoretical height that water should rise to in a confined aquifer
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recharge
net input of water into an aquifer causing a rise in the water table
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water table
the upper surface in the zone of saturation in permeable rocks and the soil
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syncline
a down folded, basic like geological structure
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a confined aquifer that contains water when tapped will rise to the surface under its own pressure

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Artesian aquifer

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a hydrostatic pressure exerted on groundwater in a confined aquifer In a syncline

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an imaginary surface that defines the theoretical height that water should rise to in a confined aquifer

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net input of water into an aquifer causing a rise in the water table

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