: a quantity of fluid that has seeped (as through porous material)
Examples of seepage in a Sentence
Check for seepage in the basement.
Recent Examples on the WebThe rules also more tightly restrict the seepage of toxic ash from coal plants into water supplies and limit the discharge of wastewater from coal plants.—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024 Coast Guard spokesperson Richard Uranga said Monday the testing revealed the oil was from natural seepage.—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Moist soil from rainfall or groundwater seepage, or significant snowfall insulating the covered ground can reduce the efficacy of the drawdown.—Debbie Archer Special To The Commercial, arkansasonline.com, 3 Dec. 2023 The refinery is not allowed to discharge any pollutants into the ditch, but stormwater runoff and seepage from a plume of contaminated groundwater can make its way into that waterway.—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2024 His emergence from a domestic coma requires him to plead through all kinds of seepage and despair and really ought to come with a flood warning.—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024 According to a study commissioned by the institute, filling Lake Mead first would save about 300,000 acre-feet of water per year that would have otherwise been lost to ground seepage or evaporation in Lake Powell—about the amount allocated yearly to the state of Nevada.—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024 That seepage has fueled bacteria growth within the Sylmar landfill, giving rise to putrid odors that have nauseated students and staff at a local elementary school.—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023 Getting rid of septic seepage is a crucial but expensive part of a state plan for improving the health of the Wekiva River and its ecologically vital springs, said Orange County commissioner Christine Moore, who rallied support in the northwest Orange communities for the conversion project.—Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2021
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