water table

Imagine streets and sidewalks with healthy tree canopies, permeable paving, and green infrastructure that captures rainwater for recharge or reuse, so it enters the water table instead of being directed to our channelized rivers.

In parts of the river’s upper basin, groundwater pumping can reduce the flow of streams by lowering the water table, Abdelmohsen said.

It also requires consents from the Environment Agency "for water management, excavation below the water table and similar things".

The flames worsened when the water table dropped, which in turn exposed flammable carbon-rich soil.

Trees with access to shallow water tables "greened up" during drought, the researchers found, while trees over deeper water tables experienced more foliage browning and tree death.