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poor drainage

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poor
adjective
uk /pɔːr/ us /pʊr/
having little money and/or ...
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drainage
noun[U]
uk /ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/ us /ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/
the system of water or waste liquids flowing away from somewhere into the ground or ...
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Examples of poor drainage


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Excessive use of irrigation water and poordrainage are the primary causes of salinity build up.
This study highlights the importance of poordrainage which has two important consequences favouring uprooting.
Intensive use of irrigation water in areas with poordrainage can cause a rise in water tables, due to the continual re-charge of ground water.
These alkaline lakes are diverse, ranging in salinity from fresh to brine, and are often characterized by poordrainage.
Sixty-five per cent of the valleys had poordrainage as did 20% of the ridges, mainly due to the occurrence of springs.
The soils in the forested areas are characterized by having poordrainage and brackish waters, and are covered by a thick layer of peat.
In contrast, swamps occur in depressions or low-lying areas with poordrainage, so that flooding is generally prolonged relative to floodplains.
Poordrainage, for example, was used as a direct argument against the extension of water, because the increased input of water could not be efficiently drained.
Land which is not at present used often suffers from poordrainage and is therefore left derelict.
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In each area there are reports of overcrowding, no proper cleanliness, poordrainage, and few precautions to prevent the spread of disease.
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We also need to help the country change from its heavy use of agrochemicals, its diversion of rivers and its poordrainage system.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Tendring district council has just completed a neighbourhood assessment study of that area, where other problems include a lack of proper roads and street lighting, and very poordrainage.
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Fortunately, it is a fact that the richest diversity of wildlife species is often found on marginal land, on sites of low fertility, poordrainage and with other natural constraints.
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They prefer medium to heavy soils and can withstand poordrainage.
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The land was hilly; it had a poor water supply, poor soil and poordrainage.
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Over-watering and poordrainage are far greater hazards than drought.
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Poordrainage and water flows off the monument also caused significant erosion and deterioration to the platform, terrace and stairs.
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However, in areas with poordrainage, street flooding did occur.
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Poordrainage here gives these species opportunities they would not otherwise have at that point.
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