Bedrock definition

Bedrock means continuous rock that underlies the soil or is exposed at the surface. Bedrock is generally considered impervious, but if fractured or deteriorated, it may allow effluent to pass through without adequate treatment.
Bedrock means the rock, usually solid, that underlies soil or other unconsolidated, surficial material.
Bedrock means in-place solid rock.

Examples of Bedrock in a sentence

  • Bedrock is not anticipated to be within the depth of exploration.


More Definitions of Bedrock

Bedrock means hard stratum that underlies unconsolidated surface materials or soil.
Bedrock means the rock, usually solid, underlying soil or any other unconsolidated surficial cover. “Below-ground release” means any release to the subsurface of the land and to groundwater. This includes, but is not limited to, releases from the below-ground portions of an underground storage tank system and below-ground releases associated with overfills and transfer operations as the regulated
Bedrock means the rock, usually solid, that underlies soil or other unconsolidated, superficial material.
Bedrock means solid rock exposed at the surface of the earth or overlain by unconsolidated material.
Bedrock means the more or less solid rock in place either on or beneath the surface of the earth. It may be soft, medium, or hard and have a smooth or irregular surface.
Bedrock means rock, commonly called ledge, that forms the earth’s crust. Bedrock includes rotten rock.
Bedrock means solid rock or accumulation of material more than three feet in diameter that predominate within a streambed or streambank;