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==C==
 
==C==
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*coarse sediment
 
*<span title="A convential roof is a standard roof with an impervious surface, such as an asphalt roof"> '''conventional roof'''</span>
 
*<span title="A convential roof is a standard roof with an impervious surface, such as an asphalt roof"> '''conventional roof'''</span>
  
 
==D==
 
==D==
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*detention times
 
*Disturbed soils
 
*Disturbed soils
 
*<span title="Contributing area is defined as the total area, including pervious and impervious surfaces, contributing to a BMP. It is assumed that in most cases, with the exception of green roofs and many permeable pavement systems, impervious surfaces will constitute more than 50 percent of the contributing area to the BMP and that most of this impervious is directly connected."> '''Drainage Area'''</span>
 
*<span title="Contributing area is defined as the total area, including pervious and impervious surfaces, contributing to a BMP. It is assumed that in most cases, with the exception of green roofs and many permeable pavement systems, impervious surfaces will constitute more than 50 percent of the contributing area to the BMP and that most of this impervious is directly connected."> '''Drainage Area'''</span>
 
*<span title="the surface and subsurface area surrounding a public water supply well, including the wellhead protection area, that must be managed by the entity identified in a wellhead protection plan. This area is delineated using identifiable landmarks that reflect the scientifically calculated wellhead protection area boundaries as closely as possible."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Stormwater_and_wellhead_protection '''Drinking Water Source Management Area (DWSMA),''']</span>
 
*<span title="the surface and subsurface area surrounding a public water supply well, including the wellhead protection area, that must be managed by the entity identified in a wellhead protection plan. This area is delineated using identifiable landmarks that reflect the scientifically calculated wellhead protection area boundaries as closely as possible."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Stormwater_and_wellhead_protection '''Drinking Water Source Management Area (DWSMA),''']</span>
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*dry storage
  
 
==E==
 
==E==
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==F==
 
==F==
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*flow paths
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*footprint
 
*<span title="A geologic formation that contains sufficient fissures, fractures, cracks, joints and faults that yields economic quantities of water to boreholes and springs."> '''fractured flow'''.</span>
 
*<span title="A geologic formation that contains sufficient fissures, fractures, cracks, joints and faults that yields economic quantities of water to boreholes and springs."> '''fractured flow'''.</span>
  
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*perimeter control
 
*perimeter control
 
*permanent cover
 
*permanent cover
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*permanent stormwater management
 
*point of discharge
 
*point of discharge
 
*<span title="Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void (i.e. empty) spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%."> '''porosity (f)'''</span>
 
*<span title="Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void (i.e. empty) spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%."> '''porosity (f)'''</span>
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*settling ponds
 
*settling ponds
 
*short-circuiting
 
*short-circuiting
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*side slope
 
*silt fences
 
*silt fences
 
*<span title="Separation distance is defined as the distance from the closest point of a Best Management Practice (BMP) to the particular feature being considered."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Stormwater_infiltration_and_setback_(separation)_distances '''Site Location / Minimum Setbacks''']</span>
 
*<span title="Separation distance is defined as the distance from the closest point of a Best Management Practice (BMP) to the particular feature being considered."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Stormwater_infiltration_and_setback_(separation)_distances '''Site Location / Minimum Setbacks''']</span>
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*settling time
 
*<span title="Sites with shallow bedrock are defined as having bedrock within 6 feet or less of the ground surface. Shallow bedrock is found in many portions of the state, but is a particular problem in the northeastern region."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Shallow_soils_and_shallow_depth_to_bedrock '''shallow depth to bedrock''']</span>
 
*<span title="Sites with shallow bedrock are defined as having bedrock within 6 feet or less of the ground surface. Shallow bedrock is found in many portions of the state, but is a particular problem in the northeastern region."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Shallow_soils_and_shallow_depth_to_bedrock '''shallow depth to bedrock''']</span>
 
*<span title="Shallow groundwater is a condition where the seasonal high groundwater table, or saturated soil, is less than 3 feet from the land surface. There is a large portion of the state (more than 50 percent) where the seasonal high water table is located less than 3 feet from the surface."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Shallow_groundwater '''Shallow soils''']</span>
 
*<span title="Shallow groundwater is a condition where the seasonal high groundwater table, or saturated soil, is less than 3 feet from the land surface. There is a large portion of the state (more than 50 percent) where the seasonal high water table is located less than 3 feet from the surface."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Shallow_groundwater '''Shallow soils''']</span>
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*<span title="the surface and subsurface area surrounding a well or well field that supplies a public water system, through which contaminants are likely to move toward and reach the well or well field (Minnesota Statutes, section 103I.005, subdivision 24)."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Stormwater_and_wellhead_protection '''Wellhead Protection Areas''']</span>
 
*<span title="the surface and subsurface area surrounding a well or well field that supplies a public water system, through which contaminants are likely to move toward and reach the well or well field (Minnesota Statutes, section 103I.005, subdivision 24)."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Stormwater_and_wellhead_protection '''Wellhead Protection Areas''']</span>
 
*<span title="A well log is a record of the measurements of the geologic material (e.g. soil, rocks) penetrated in drilling a well"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Understanding_and_interpreting_soils_and_soil_boring_reports_for_infiltration_BMPs '''well logs''']</span>
 
*<span title="A well log is a record of the measurements of the geologic material (e.g. soil, rocks) penetrated in drilling a well"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Understanding_and_interpreting_soils_and_soil_boring_reports_for_infiltration_BMPs '''well logs''']</span>
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*wet storage
  
 
==X==
 
==X==

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This page lists standard definitions used in hover boxes throughout this manual. Hover boxes allow the user to hover over bolded text and see a definition for that text.

A

B

  • best management practice
  • bioinfiltration
  • bioretention practice
  • buffer zone

C

  • coarse sediment
  • conventional roof

D

E

F

  • flow paths
  • footprint
  • fractured flow.

G

  • green roof

H

  • highly urban and ultra-urban environments
  • hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer material (k),
  • hydraulic gradient (i),
  • hydrogeology

I

J

K

L

  • live storage
  • low permeability soils

M

  • media
  • moderate to steep slopes

N

O

P

  • perimeter control
  • permanent cover
  • permanent stormwater management
  • point of discharge
  • porosity (f)
  • Prairie du Chien formation,
  • pretreatment

Q

R

S

T

  • travel time

U

  • highly urban and ultra-urban environments
  • underdrain

V

  • vegetated swale

W

X

Y

Z