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Show causeway: Raised way across wet ground or water; a large dike. chemical homogeneity: Well mixed chemically; uniform throughout chemically. coliform: Organisms like or normally found in the colon, often used as an indicator of fecal contamination of water supplies. commodity: Commercial or development values contaminant: Any physical, chemical, biological or radiological substance in water. copepod: Any of the class Copepoda of small, sometimes parasitic, crustaceans living in either salt or fresh water. cysts: Brine shrimp's eggs that have a hard shell that enables survival during harsh conditions. DDT: Powerful insecticide effective upon contact: its use is restricted by law due to damaging environmental effects. depletion: Loss to the hydrologic system. Withdrawal or loss of water from a water source ( river, stream or basin) at a rate greater than its natural rate of recharge as a result of consumption. design wave: Calculated, designed or modeled wave which is the average of the highest one- third of all waves. detritus: Accumulation of disintegrated material or debris. diffusion: Process whereby particles of liquids, gases or solids intermingle or disperse into air or water. dikes: Embankment to confine or control water. dioxin: Chemical that can build up in the environment. discharge: Addition of any pollutant to any waters of the state. diurnal: Occurring during the daytime. diversion: Transfer of water from a stream, lake, aquifer or other source of water by a canal, pipe, well or other conduit to another watercourse or to the land; turning aside or alternation of the natural course of a flow of water, normally considered physically to leave the natural channel.: drainage basin: Drainage system that consists of a surface stream or body of impounded surface water together with all tributary surface streams and bodies of impounded surface water. ecosystem: Community of animals and plants and the physical environment in which they live. end member: Brines that are on opposite ends of a brine chemical composition scale. effluent: Wastewater, treated or untreated, that flows out of a treatment plant sewer or industrial outfall. Generally refers to wastes discharged into surface waters. embayment: Confined body of water by a dame, dike or other barrier. emergent marshes: Marsh consisting of rooted plants in shallow water and having most of the growth above the water. Enlibra: Balance between commodity and amenity values; promotes stewardship environs: Adjoining area or space surrounding a particular area; in the vicinity. 352 |