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Show pollution: Any introduction into water of microorganisms, chemicals, wastes or wastewater in a concentrate that makes the water unfit for its intended use. Public Trust Doctrine: The Public Trust Doctrine provides that public trust lands ( e. g. beds of navigable waters), water and living resources in a State are held by the State in trust for the benefit of all of the people, and establishes the right of the public to fully enjoy public trust lands, waters and living resources for a wide variety of recognized public uses. pupa: Insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the last larval and adult forms, characterized by many anatomical changes and, often, by enclosure in a cell or cocoon. pupal casings: Outside covering of a pupal or intermediate stage of an insects development. recession: Ceding back. reliction: Gradual recession of water leaving land permanently uncovered. riparian: Of, on or pertaining to the banks of a stream, river or lake. river basin: Land area drained by a river and its tributaries. runoff: Rainfall or other precipitation that is not absorbed by the soil, but drains off the land into streams, rivers and other receiving waters. saline: Waters containing salts or dissolved solids. salinity: Grains per kilogram of dissolved salts in brine. salt budget: Balance of salt in a system; where salt is in solution, deposited or removed from a system. salt crust: Precipitated layer of salt on the bottom of a lake, depression or soil. salt water intrusion: Saline groundwater entering into an area where fresh ground water has been depleted or withdrawn. scoping: Early and open process for determining the scope of issues to be addressed and fore identifying the significant issues related to a proposed action. Section 404: The Clean Water Act, Section 404 ( b) ( 1) guidelines establish a refutable presumption that a nonwater dependent project does not need to be located in a wetland to fulfill its basic project purpose. To issue a permit, the COE must determine that impact to waters of the United States, including wetlands, have been avoided and minimized to the maximum extent practicable. seiche: Large- scale oscillation of the surface of a land- locked body of water that varies in period from a few minutes to several hours; back and forth movements of water in a lake. seismically: Formed by earthquake or earth vibration. serai stage: Of or related to an ecological stage of development; each transitory community. sewage: Waste and wastewater produced by residential and commercial sources and discharged into water. siltation: Deposition of finely divided soil and rock particles upon the bottom of a stream, river, reservoir or lake. sodium chloride: Salt south arm: All of Great Salt Lake except the north arm. ( In some cases the text of this plan distinguishes the south arm from Bear River Bay and Farmington Bay.) 356 |