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  • Seepage and leaks, some of them sizable, had been seen in the galleries since the reservoir had begun to fill but had been treated as inevitable; the galleries had been equipped with drains in recognition of this very phenomenon.

    Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010

  • Seepage and leaks, some of them sizable, had been seen in the galleries since the reservoir had begun to fill but had been treated as inevitable; the galleries had been equipped with drains in recognition of this very phenomenon.

    Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010

  • Seepage two miles from BP's oil cap is coming from another well, he said.

    The oil spill: The latest developments 2010

  • Seepage from the sea floor also was detected over the weekend less than two miles away, but Allen said it probably has nothing to do with the well.

    Gulf Oil Spill: Is The Cap Making The Spill Worse? 2010

  • Seepage from the sea floor also was detected over the weekend less than two miles away, but Allen said it probably has nothing to do with the well.

    Gulf Oil Spill: Is The Cap Making The Spill Worse? 2010

  • Seepage is a common occurrence when building in any coastal area.

    Georgianne Nienaber: The Floods: Army Corps Says PR Firms Transform "Babblers" into "Spokespersons" 2008

  • Seepage from the Ogallala in eastern Colorado creates the headwaters for the North Fork of the Republican River, which flows past the Adamson family farm, and into Nebraska and Kansas.

    Liquid Gold 2008

  • Seepage of saline groundwater from the salt pans has killed neighboring mangroves.

    Eastern Africa and coastal and marine environments 2008

  • Seepage zones and shallow wells are used as sources of water.

    Water profile of Zambia 2007

  • Seepage was already beginning to cover and heal the gaping wound where the herbivore had been chewing.

    Drowning World Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2003

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