The pipelines possible impact on a major aquifer is a valid concern.
Due to the expanding human population, competition for water is growing such that many of the worlds major aquifers are becoming depleted.
Chalk is the major aquifer in the Berkshire area.
Several major aquifers provide water to large portions of Western Asia.
Geologists have identified four other major aquifers separated by relatively impermeable clays or other strata at various levels below the surface aquifer.
Ms. Pattison, the county executive, said the county wants a site that is not on a a major aquifer.
The gravel also forms a major aquifer for the area.
The major aquifers are located in Wallonia.
Locally, carbonate rocks overlying the complex display karst features and are recharged by upwards leaks from the underlying major aquifer.
The discovery of a major artesian aquifer in the area in 1891 led Hagerman to extend his railroad.