| English | French |
| achievement of good status for surface and groundwater | réalisation du bon état des eaux de surface et des eaux souterraines |
| Action programme for integrated groundwater protection and management | Programme d'action pour la protection et la gestion intégrées des eaux souterraines |
| alluvial groundwater | nappe alluviale |
| artificial groundwater recharge | alimentation artificielle d'une nappe souterraine |
| Community groundwater policy | politique communautaire en matière d'eaux souterraines |
| ECE Charter on groundwater management | charte de la CEE pour la gestion des eaux souterraines |
| groundwater aquifer | nappe libre |
| groundwater basin | bassin hydrogéologique |
| groundwater endangering | risque pour les eaux souterraines |
| groundwater endangering Threat to the quality and quantity of groundwater by activities related to the use of land. As some activities (e.g. landfill) present a particular risk of pollution, the closer an activity is to a well or borehole, the greater the risk of the pumped water being polluted. The type of soil, the geology, the rainfall and the amount of water pumped out of the ground must all be taken into consideration | risque pour les eaux souterraines |
| groundwater endangering | mise en danger des réserves d'eau souterraines |
| groundwater extraction The process, deliberate or inadvertent, of extracting ground water from a source at a rate so in excess of the replenishment that the ground water level declines persistently, threatening exhaustion of the supply or at least a decline of pumping levels to uneconomic depths | puisage des eaux souterraines |
| groundwater extraction | puisage des eaux souterraines |
| groundwater flow | flux des eaux souterraines |
| groundwater overexploitation | surexploitation des eaux souterraines |
| groundwater pollution Contamination of any water found under the earth's surface by any leaching pollutants, such as inorganic compounds (chlorides, nitrates, heavy metals, etc.), synthetic organic chemicals (pesticides, fertilizers, etc.) and pathogens (bacteria, parasites, etc.) | pollution des eaux souterraines |
| groundwater pollution | pollution de nappe |
| groundwater protection | protection des réserves d'eau souterraines |
| groundwater protection | protection des eaux souterraines |
| groundwater quality Groundwater accounts for over 95% of the earth's useable fresh-water resources; over half the world's population depends on groundwater for drinking-water supplies. This invisible resource is vulnerable to pollution and over-exploitation. Effective conservation of groundwater supplies requires the integration of land-use and water management | qualité des eaux souterraines |
| groundwater regime | régime des eaux souterraines |
| groundwater reservoir | nappe aquifère |
| groundwater table | niveau de la nappe phréatique |
| mobility in the groundwater zone | mobilité dans la zone des eaux souterraines |
| outflow of groundwater | emergence d'eaux souterraines |
| predicted environmental concentrations in groundwater | concentration prévisible dans l'environnement-Eaux souterraines |
| protect groundwater/aquatic organisms do not apply to soils | Pour protéger les eaux souterraines/les organismes aquatiques, ne pas appliquer ce produit sur type de sol ou situation à préciser |
| protection of soils and groundwaters | protection des sols et des eaux souterraines |
| standing groundwater | eau souterraine stagnante |
| surface and groundwater balance | équilibre hydrique en surface et en sous-sol |
| unconfined groundwater | nappes libres |
