Show Buried Bried B ried Water Supplies Artificially Recharged Washington Methods Methods of increasing increasing increasIng ing available underground water supplies by recharging the bur bur- buried ed reservoirs artificially tested by A. A T T. and D. D C. C United States Department of Agri Agri- Agriculture Agriculture culture irrigation engineers may be behe bethe bethe the he answer to the problem of fall- fall falling falling ing ng water levels in wells in many irrigated districts By spreading surface water out to cover a large area through which It will percolate percolate late ate down to the underground res res- reservoirs reservoirs some of this falling of wa- wa water ten ter er levels can be prevented Plant cover the engineers report while using some water is very useful in aiding percolation percola of sur- sur surface face ace water into the ground and should hould be preserved wherever whenever pos pos- sible water they find should not be allowed to collect in pools for or the fine tine silt particles seal up the pores in the earth and prevent percolation |