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recharge
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recharge [rē′chärj]
(electricity)
To restore a cell or battery to a charged condition by sending a current through it in a direction opposite to that of the discharging current.
(hydrology)
The processes involved in the replenishment of water to the zone of saturation.
The amount of water added or absorbed. Also known as groundwater increment; groundwater recharge; groundwater replenishment; increment; intake.

recharge, groundwater recharge
The replenishment of water in the ground, e.g., through injection or infiltration from trenches outside the construction area.


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This system avoids deep percolation and runoff, keeping lakes, rivers, and groundwater safe from effluent.
Irrigated areas have historically filled this role through deep percolation flows of irrigation water from surface areas to the aquifers.
 
 
 
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