A well is a hydraulic structure for withdrawal of ground-water from aquifers. A well field is an area containing two or more wells. Most wells are constructed to supply water for municipal, industrial, or agricultural use. However, wells are also...

One in which the water supply is derived from ground higher than the first impermeable stratum. In theory such water would be more likely to be contaminated by microflora deriving from surface contamination than would water obtained from lower strata....

A water well is an artificial excavation or structure put down by any method such as digging, driving, boring, or drilling for the purposes of withdrawing water from underground...

Flushing is the process of using the scouring action of moving water to help rid a water supply of contaminants, and it is an essential part of the disinfection process. Flushing normally takes place several times during the disinfection process. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Don't be fooled by the recent rains and runoff from melting snow. They may raise the levels of lakes and streams, but they do little or nothing to replenish the ground water that supplies the wells that serve 58 percent of all Mainers. The...

Recent tests have shown that a brain-eating amoeba is in Tucson's water supply, but experts say the microscopic bug doesn't pose any health risks.Tucson Water chlorinates its well water before distribution, killing the amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri before the water hits taps. But the...

Jordanian police exchanged gunfire with a small group of armed men suspected of stealing electricity and water in a town near the Israeli border, the official Petra news agency reported. One of the gunmen was killed and several were arrested.An Associated Press photographer at the...