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Also called interception wells, these are shallow wells which draw water from a natural aquifer outside of a riverbed, but which have a partial lining. They are useful where recharge of the aquifer is low due to low rock/soil permeability. Unlike inlet wells and drainage wells, however, infiltration wells do not have a direct water inlet at ground level: rather, they increase the ground's infiltration capacity through the installation of porous materials and, in most cases, a coiled drain between the soil surface and the underground piping. Rocks, coarse wood chips or straw can be used as filtering material. Wells made of straw are constructed like permeable trenches and do not have a coiled drain, which can limit their infiltration capacity.

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