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A definition or brief description of Aquitard.

Bedrock of low permeability adjacent to an aquifer, which may serve as a storage unit for groundwater, although it does not yield water readily.

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	~~Underground layer~~ of ~~water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt~~, ~~or clay) from~~ which groundwater ~~can be usefully extracted using a~~ water ~~well~~.		Bedrock of low permeability adjacent to an aquifer, which may serve as a storage unit for groundwater, although it does not yield water readily.