m
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==D==
 
==D==
 
*detention times
 
*detention times
 +
*dewatering device
 
*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>
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==E==
 
==E==
 +
*earthen berm
 
*embankment
 
*embankment
 
*energy dissipation
 
*energy dissipation
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==F==
 
==F==
 +
*filter fabric
 +
*flocculant
 
*flow paths
 
*flow paths
 
*footprint
 
*footprint
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==G==
 
==G==
 +
*grade
 
*<span title="Green roofs consist of a series of layers that create an environment suitable for plant growth without damaging the underlying roof system. Green roofs create green space for public benefit, energy efficiency, and stormwater retention/ detention."> '''green roof'''</span>
 
*<span title="Green roofs consist of a series of layers that create an environment suitable for plant growth without damaging the underlying roof system. Green roofs create green space for public benefit, energy efficiency, and stormwater retention/ detention."> '''green roof'''</span>
  
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==R==
 
==R==
 +
*riprap
 +
*rock armored
  
 
==S==
 
==S==
 
*settling ponds
 
*settling ponds
 +
*settling time
 
*short-circuiting
 
*short-circuiting
 +
*<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>
 +
*sheet flows
 
*side slope
 
*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>
*settling time
+
*skimmer
*<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>
 
*sheet flows
 
 
*<span title="An Emergency Response Plan defines the actions taken in the initial minutes of an emergency, such as a spill of hazardous material (e.g. gasoline)."> '''spill response plan'''</span>
 
*<span title="An Emergency Response Plan defines the actions taken in the initial minutes of an emergency, such as a spill of hazardous material (e.g. gasoline)."> '''spill response plan'''</span>
*moderate to steep slopes
+
*spillway
 +
*steep slopes
 
*SWPPP
 
*SWPPP
  

Revision as of 15:26, 7 February 2019

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

  • filter fabric
  • flocculant
  • flow paths
  • footprint
  • fractured flow.

G

  • grade
  • 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

  • riprap
  • rock armored

S

T

  • travel time

U

  • highly urban and ultra-urban environments
  • underdrain

V

  • vegetated swale

W

X

Y

Z