Worse still, the plant is built on sandy soil with a high water table.
The water table rose several years ago completely flooding the island and the incoming saltwater killed off the trees.
The water table then drops a little more, and so the process continues.
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The water table was probably just below the surface, making tunnels highly unlikely.
But it may well have leached further underground, or into the water table.
Uranium is so close to the water table such that by-products like radium and radon are already in the water.
Beachface dewatering: a technique whereby water is continuously pumped away from the beachface, thereby lowering the water table under the beach.
Fracking takes place thousands of feet below the water table, and fracking zones are typically separated from groundwater by fairly impermeable rocks.
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Workers floated around in dinghies as they fought the water table.
Those who invested in large homes also invested in grand crypts at the nearby Lafayette Cemetery Number One, where tombs were built above ground due to the high water table.
The system already copes with a tremendous amount of groundwater and runoff, especially at stations at the tip of Manhattan, where the water table has risen in recent years.
Most of the city is built over, so it is important that the rainwater is channelled past the built-over surfaces into the soil, where it tops up the water table.
They fear a pipeline burst would allow oil to seep into the Ogallala Aquifer, a massive water table beneath the Great Plains and one of the largest in the world.
Now Thames Water, the water company serving most of the capital, has sent a confidential report to the government claiming that the utility could, within five or six years, check the rise of the water table.
Faticanti said they were talking to engineers in Abu Dhabi about the possibility of creating a well to reach the underground water table in the center of the building, and using it to create a green oasis of gardens.
Cahill also said that the Durango state is currently going through a drought and that Mexican federal governmental authority on water rights, CONAGUA is not handing out any permits in order to conserve the water table in the area.
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The dig itself was affected by the water table in the area which Phillip explained gets too wet in winter as from November the water rises to less than two feet below the surface which is actually higher than the items being searched for.
As the vines have to struggle and stress as they extend the roots through the thin layer of terra rossa and the limestone to the water table, growth of the vine is limited to producing low yielding, intensely flavoured grapes, ideal for making premium wine.
At the Rain Centre, Mr Sekhar, a physics professor, demonstrates that rain falling on a typical Chennai flat roof can be gathered for use by the household in the kitchen and bathroom, and the rest channelled into wells where it can be used or go to replenish the water table.
This huge cultural heritage site, became increasingly threatened with decay by exposure to harsh climatic conditions, floods from the Indus River, deterioration due to salts rising from the high water-table, and water-logging.
Intensive irrigation especially from tube-wells, of which there are over a million in Punjab has depleted the water-table.
The coastal strip includes beaches and chain dunes, alternating with forests, centenary pine trees, and complex lagoon systems interconnected by the water-table.
The majority of those medals will be given in sports that originated, in their modern form, in Britain: archery, athletics (track and field), boxing, badminton, field hockey, football (soccer), rowing, sailing, swimming, water polo, table tennis, and tennis.
Half an hour later, room service arrived with still and sparkling Voss--"just in case you don't like that kind, " said its bearer, winning me over with his wide grin as he motioned toward the pitcher of cucumber-mint water on the table.
The marrying couple had sent photographs, and Bridey dropped her feet to the floor and propped up the photos against two water bottles on the table.
It not only provided the outlet from which the water sprouted from the statue in the villa's garden but could even be found, in more miniature form, inside bowls from which you drank your water or wine at table.
But here's a tantalizing question: What would happen if the NFL unleashed its players on Olympic events like table tennis, water polo and artistic gymnastics?
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