When examining the geology of a region for potential aquifers, what characteristics or?
When examining the geology of a region for potential aquifers, what characteristics or
factors would you consider? Also, what areas (based on natural and human factors)
would you avoid?
well first you have to think about what an acuifer is: it is a mass of rocks through which water is stored and can be transported. therefore, potential aquifers are everywhere, just at very different depths because any land has a base rock and under that rock you can find water.
studying the geology of the region, you have to consider wether you have or not a river nearby. if you do have one (it has to have permanent regime), that means that surely you will find an aquifer – they supply each other with water depending on the season through infiltration (river supplies aquifer) or percolation (aquifer supplies river)
Polluted areas are to be avoided because if you have a land that’s polluted (e.g. – pesticides) they can infiltrate in the water from the aquifer therefore making in a non-reliable source for potable water
hope this helps