seepage

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A few years later, in 1987, the city’s planning director wrote to an engineering firm asking for further review of a “water seepage” issue on Country Lane — the road from which Peartree Lane stems.

From Los Angeles Times

When the roof loses shingles, it causes the roof and interior space to be vulnerable to water seepage and rot.

From Seattle Times

Geoscientists still debate the maximum depth, but it can be at least several kilometers, although the seepage decreases rapidly with depth as the increased pressure closes up cracks and pore spaces.

From Scientific American

There’s still some light seepage from the sides of the blinds, so Grayson adds drapes to cover the gap.

From Seattle Times

Without aquifer recharge from the seepage, he fears the landscape will eventually revert to its pre-canal condition.

From Washington Times