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*<span title="Pretreatment settling devices are flow-through structures or devices, proprietary or non-proprietary, above or below ground, where settling is the primary mechanism of pollutant removal. Some of these devices also provide treatment in addition to settling by utilizing a variety of mechanisms to separate and capture pollutant-laden material."> '''settling device'''</span> (for pretreatment)
 
*<span title="Pretreatment settling devices are flow-through structures or devices, proprietary or non-proprietary, above or below ground, where settling is the primary mechanism of pollutant removal. Some of these devices also provide treatment in addition to settling by utilizing a variety of mechanisms to separate and capture pollutant-laden material."> '''settling device'''</span> (for pretreatment)
 
*<span title="The amount of time it takes for a sediment suspended in liquid to sink and collect at the bottom."> '''settling time'''</span>
 
*<span title="The amount of time it takes for a sediment suspended in liquid to sink and collect at the bottom."> '''settling time'''</span>
*short-circuiting
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*<span title="A condition that occurs when water flows along a nearly direct pathway from the inlet to the outlet of a tank or basin, often resulting in shorter contact, reaction, or settling times in comparison with the calculated or presumed detention times."> '''short-circuiting'''</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="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>

Revision as of 18:43, 4 June 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

  • aquatic habitat
  • arterial roads
  • alum

B

  • baffle
  • bank stabilization
  • berm
  • best management practice
  • biodegradation
  • biofiltration
  • bioinfiltration
  • bioretention practice
  • Bioswale
  • brownfield
  • Brushing
  • buffer zones
  • bypass flow

C

  • catch basin
  • catchment
  • cistern
  • clay
  • coagulation
  • coarse sediment
  • collector roadway
  • compacted soil
  • compost
  • concentrated flow
  • concentrated stormwater runoff
  • contributing area
  • conventional roof
  • curb-cut
  • curb bump-out

D

E

F

  • fiber roll
  • filter fabric
  • filtration
  • filter strip
  • first flush
  • flash
  • floatables
  • flocculant
  • flocculation
  • flow paths
  • flow-through device
  • fluvial systems
  • footprint
  • forebay
  • fractured flow

G

  • geotextile
  • grade
  • grade control structures
  • green roof
  • green space
  • geotextile
  • gross solids
  • grubbing

H

  • herbaceous perennial
  • highly urban and ultra-urban environments
  • hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer material (k),
  • hydraulic grade line
  • hydraulic gradient (i),
  • hydraulic model
  • hydrodynamic separator
  • hydrogeology

I

J

K

L

  • large lot residential
  • level spreader
  • live storage
  • longitudinal slope
  • low permeability soils

M

  • manhole
  • media
  • mesic
  • moderate to steep slopes
  • MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System)
  • mulching

N

O

P

Q

R

  • Rationale Method
  • receiving water
  • redundant
  • removal efficiency
  • resuspension
  • riparian zone
  • riprap
  • riprap
  • rock armored
  • rock riffle

S

T

U

  • highly urban and ultra-urban environments
  • underdrain
  • under-draining

V

W

X

Y

Z