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==A==
 
==A==
 
*<span title="a broad category of coarse to medium grained particulate material used in construction, including sand, gravel, crushed stone, slag, recycled concrete and geosynthetic aggregates"> '''aggregate'''</span>
 
*<span title="a broad category of coarse to medium grained particulate material used in construction, including sand, gravel, crushed stone, slag, recycled concrete and geosynthetic aggregates"> '''aggregate'''</span>
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*<span title="of, relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature"> '''anthropogenic'''</span>
 
*<span title="antidegradation means that no pollutant discharges or activities will be permitted if these may cause surface waters already meeting water quality standards to drop below those standards."> '''antidegradation'''</span>
 
*<span title="antidegradation means that no pollutant discharges or activities will be permitted if these may cause surface waters already meeting water quality standards to drop below those standards."> '''antidegradation'''</span>
 
*<span title="a habitat with water. It includes areas that are permanently covered by water and surrounding areas that are occasionally covered by water. Estuaries, rivers, and marshes are examples of aquatic habitats."> '''aquatic habitat'''</span>
 
*<span title="a habitat with water. It includes areas that are permanently covered by water and surrounding areas that are occasionally covered by water. Estuaries, rivers, and marshes are examples of aquatic habitats."> '''aquatic habitat'''</span>
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*<span title="a measure of how many cations can be retained on soil particle surfaces"> '''cation exchange capacity'''</span>
 
*<span title="a measure of how many cations can be retained on soil particle surfaces"> '''cation exchange capacity'''</span>
 
*<span title="chronological documentation or paper trail that records the sequence of custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence"> '''chain of custody'''</span>
 
*<span title="chronological documentation or paper trail that records the sequence of custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence"> '''chain of custody'''</span>
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*<span title="Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is the amount of oxygen necessary to oxidize all of the organic carbon completely to CO2 and H2O."> '''chemical oxygen demans'''</span>
 
*<span title="A check dam is a structure installed perpendicular to flow in a natural or manmade conveyance channel to reduce flow velocity. By slowing flow velocities, check dams can serve multiple functions including reduction of channel scour and erosion, enhancement of sediment trapping, and greater treatment of the water quality control volume via enhanced water detention or retention. Typical check dam materials include rock, earth, wood, and concrete. "> '''check dam'''</span>
 
*<span title="A check dam is a structure installed perpendicular to flow in a natural or manmade conveyance channel to reduce flow velocity. By slowing flow velocities, check dams can serve multiple functions including reduction of channel scour and erosion, enhancement of sediment trapping, and greater treatment of the water quality control volume via enhanced water detention or retention. Typical check dam materials include rock, earth, wood, and concrete. "> '''check dam'''</span>
 
*<span title="a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater."> '''cistern'''</span>
 
*<span title="a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater."> '''cistern'''</span>
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*<span title="fiber from the outer husk of the coconut"> '''[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Coir_and_applications_of_coir_in_stormwater_management coir]'''</span>
 
*<span title="fiber from the outer husk of the coconut"> '''[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Coir_and_applications_of_coir_in_stormwater_management coir]'''</span>
 
*<span title="a low-to-moderate-capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads. Unlike arterials, collector roads are designed to provide access to residential properties."> '''collector roadway''' </span>
 
*<span title="a low-to-moderate-capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads. Unlike arterials, collector roads are designed to provide access to residential properties."> '''collector roadway''' </span>
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*<span title="Combined sewer systems are sewers that are designed to collect rainwater runoff, domestic sewage, and industrial wastewater in the same pipe."> '''combined sewer'''</span>
 
*<span title="the process in which a stress applied to a soil causes densification as air is displaced from the pores between the soil grains. Compaction is desired in construction practices and undesirable when promoting infiltration into soil."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Alleviating_compaction_from_construction_activities '''compacted soil''']</span>
 
*<span title="the process in which a stress applied to a soil causes densification as air is displaced from the pores between the soil grains. Compaction is desired in construction practices and undesirable when promoting infiltration into soil."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Alleviating_compaction_from_construction_activities '''compacted soil''']</span>
 
*<span title="the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic materials that has been sanitized through the generation of heat and stabilized to the point that it is beneficial to plant growth"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Compost_and_stormwater_management '''compost''']</span>
 
*<span title="the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic materials that has been sanitized through the generation of heat and stabilized to the point that it is beneficial to plant growth"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Compost_and_stormwater_management '''compost''']</span>
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==D==
 
==D==
 
*<span title="Dead or inactive storage refers to water in a reservoir that cannot be drained by gravity through a dam's outlet"> '''dead storage'''</span>
 
*<span title="Dead or inactive storage refers to water in a reservoir that cannot be drained by gravity through a dam's outlet"> '''dead storage'''</span>
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*<span title="Deicing typically refers to removal of salt from impervious surfaces, such as roads, driveways, parking lots, and sidewalks. Chemicals, most commonly sodium chloride, are often used for deicing."> '''deicing'''</span>
 
*<span title="Depression storage refers to small low points in undulating terrain that can store precipitation that otherwise would become runoff. The precipitation stored in these depressions is then either removed through infiltration into the ground or by evaporation."> '''depression storage'''</span>
 
*<span title="Depression storage refers to small low points in undulating terrain that can store precipitation that otherwise would become runoff. The precipitation stored in these depressions is then either removed through infiltration into the ground or by evaporation."> '''depression storage'''</span>
 
*<span title="the rate of flow which a device is designed to handle"> '''design flow'''</span>
 
*<span title="the rate of flow which a device is designed to handle"> '''design flow'''</span>
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*flow paths
 
*flow paths
 
*<span title="stormwater devices in which runoff water is treated as it flows through the device, typically through filtration, settling, or straining. These devices do not reduce the volume of runoff."> '''flow-through device'''</span>
 
*<span title="stormwater devices in which runoff water is treated as it flows through the device, typically through filtration, settling, or straining. These devices do not reduce the volume of runoff."> '''flow-through device'''</span>
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*<span title="A flow-weighted mean is the mean of a quantity after it is weighted proportional to a corresponding flow rate."> '''[https://ncwqr.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/d-time-weighted-and-flow-weighted-mean-concentrations.pdf flow-weighted mean concentration]'''</span>
 
*<span title="Fluvial processes include the motion of sediment and erosion or deposition on a river or stream bed.> '''fluvial systems'''</span>
 
*<span title="Fluvial processes include the motion of sediment and erosion or deposition on a river or stream bed.> '''fluvial systems'''</span>
 
*footprint
 
*footprint
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*<span title="High-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polyethylene high-density (PEHD) is a thermoplastic polymer produced from the monomer ethylene.It has a high strength-to-density ratio."> '''High-density polyethylene'''</span>
 
*<span title="High-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polyethylene high-density (PEHD) is a thermoplastic polymer produced from the monomer ethylene.It has a high strength-to-density ratio."> '''High-density polyethylene'''</span>
 
*<span title="Highly urban and ultra-urban settings have a large percentage of impermeable surface and typically have limited space to install surface BMPs. An example would be a downtown area."> '''highly urban and ultra-urban environments'''</span>
 
*<span title="Highly urban and ultra-urban settings have a large percentage of impermeable surface and typically have limited space to install surface BMPs. An example would be a downtown area."> '''highly urban and ultra-urban environments'''</span>
*<span title="Hydraulic conductivity is a property of soils and rocks that describes the ease with which a fluid (usually water) can move through pore spaces or fractures."> '''hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer material (k),'''</span>  
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*<span title="Hydraulic conductivity is a property of soils and rocks that describes the ease with which a fluid (usually water) can move through pore spaces or fractures."> '''hydraulic conductivity (k)'''</span>  
 
*<span title="The surface or profile of water flowing in an open channel or a pipe flowing partially full."> '''hydraulic grade line'''</span>
 
*<span title="The surface or profile of water flowing in an open channel or a pipe flowing partially full."> '''hydraulic grade line'''</span>
 
*<span title="The hydraulic gradient is the change in total head divided the distance over which the change occurs."> '''hydraulic gradient (i),'''</span>
 
*<span title="The hydraulic gradient is the change in total head divided the distance over which the change occurs."> '''hydraulic gradient (i),'''</span>
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*<span title="any flow or dumping to a municipal separate storm sewer of any substance that is not composed entirely of stormwater; exceptions are non-stormwater discharges allowed by the NPDES Permit and discharges resulting from emergency firefighting activities."> '''illicit discharge'''</span>
 
*<span title="any flow or dumping to a municipal separate storm sewer of any substance that is not composed entirely of stormwater; exceptions are non-stormwater discharges allowed by the NPDES Permit and discharges resulting from emergency firefighting activities."> '''illicit discharge'''</span>
 
*<span title="Impaired waters are bodies of water that exceed the limits of one or more parameters for surface water quality"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Special_Waters_and_Impaired_Waters '''impaired water''']</span>
 
*<span title="Impaired waters are bodies of water that exceed the limits of one or more parameters for surface water quality"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Special_Waters_and_Impaired_Waters '''impaired water''']</span>
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*<span title="Routing impervious surfaces to pervious surfaces. An example is routing runoff from a parking lot to a turfed area."> '''impervious disconnection'''</span>
 
*<span title="a plan that specifies the type and quantity of corrective measures needed to achieve the pollutant loads calculated in a TMDL and implementing those plans will help to achieve that goal."> '''implementation plan'''</span>
 
*<span title="a plan that specifies the type and quantity of corrective measures needed to achieve the pollutant loads calculated in a TMDL and implementing those plans will help to achieve that goal."> '''implementation plan'''</span>
 
*<span title="A stream channel in which the bed has dropped and as a result, the stream is disconnected from its floodplain. Incised channels are often referred to as degraded channels."> '''incised stream'''</span>
 
*<span title="A stream channel in which the bed has dropped and as a result, the stream is disconnected from its floodplain. Incised channels are often referred to as degraded channels."> '''incised stream'''</span>
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*<span title="a tool to simulate natural processes and estimate the expected volume, rate, or quality of stormwater"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Introduction_to_stormwater_modeling '''model''']</span>
 
*<span title="a tool to simulate natural processes and estimate the expected volume, rate, or quality of stormwater"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Introduction_to_stormwater_modeling '''model''']</span>
 
*moderate to steep slopes
 
*moderate to steep slopes
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*<span title="The localized temporary rise in the groundwater surface below an area of infiltration"> '''[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Stormwater_infiltration_and_groundwater_mounding mounding]'''</span>
 
*<span title="A municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) is a means of transportation, individually or in a system, (e.g. roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, storm drains, etc.) that are: owned or operated by a public entity (e.g. cities, townships, counties, military bases, hospitals, prison complexes, highway departments, universities, etc.) with jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other wastes. This includes special districts under State law (sewer, flood control, or drainage districts, etc.), an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a designated and approved management agency under section 208 of the Clean Water Act; designed or used for collecting or transporting stormwater; not a combined sewer; and not part of a publicly owned treatment works."> '''MS4'''</span> (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System)
 
*<span title="A municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) is a means of transportation, individually or in a system, (e.g. roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, storm drains, etc.) that are: owned or operated by a public entity (e.g. cities, townships, counties, military bases, hospitals, prison complexes, highway departments, universities, etc.) with jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other wastes. This includes special districts under State law (sewer, flood control, or drainage districts, etc.), an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a designated and approved management agency under section 208 of the Clean Water Act; designed or used for collecting or transporting stormwater; not a combined sewer; and not part of a publicly owned treatment works."> '''MS4'''</span> (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System)
 
*<span title="Mulch products are intended to reduce raindrop (splash) erosion, decrease sheet erosion, promote rain/snowmelt infiltration, increase soil moisture retention, regulate soil temperature, and in most cases, improve soil texture and increase organic matter. Mulch products include natural materials such as straw and other grasses, coconut fiber, and bark."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Erosion_prevention_practices_-_natural_and_synthetic_mulches '''mulching''']</span>
 
*<span title="Mulch products are intended to reduce raindrop (splash) erosion, decrease sheet erosion, promote rain/snowmelt infiltration, increase soil moisture retention, regulate soil temperature, and in most cases, improve soil texture and increase organic matter. Mulch products include natural materials such as straw and other grasses, coconut fiber, and bark."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Erosion_prevention_practices_-_natural_and_synthetic_mulches '''mulching''']</span>
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*<span title="The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) addresses water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants to Waters of the United States (WOTUS)"> '''NPDES'''</span>
 
*<span title="The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) addresses water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants to Waters of the United States (WOTUS)"> '''NPDES'''</span>
 
*<span title="a potent greenhouse gas emitted during agricultural and industrial activities, combustion of fossil fuels and solid waste, as well as during treatment of wastewater"> '''nitrous oxide'''</span>
 
*<span title="a potent greenhouse gas emitted during agricultural and industrial activities, combustion of fossil fuels and solid waste, as well as during treatment of wastewater"> '''nitrous oxide'''</span>
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*<span title="Stormwater practices that are not permanent, physical devices or structures but that reduce pollutant loading. Examples include street sweeping, pollution prevention, education, impervious surface disconnection, and illicit discharge disconnection."> '''non-structural practice'''</span>
 
*<span title=""Notice of Termination (NOT)" means the form (electronic or paper) required for terminating coverage under the Construction General permit. [Minn. R. 7090]"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_4_Termination_of_Coverage '''Notice of Termination''']</span>
 
*<span title=""Notice of Termination (NOT)" means the form (electronic or paper) required for terminating coverage under the Construction General permit. [Minn. R. 7090]"> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_4_Termination_of_Coverage '''Notice of Termination''']</span>
  
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*point of discharge
 
*point of discharge
 
*<span title="any practice that reduces, eliminates, or prevents pollution at its source"> '''pollution prevention'''</span>
 
*<span title="any practice that reduces, eliminates, or prevents pollution at its source"> '''pollution prevention'''</span>
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*<span title="a class of chemicals that occur naturally in coal, crude oil, and gasoline. They also are produced when coal, oil, gas, wood, garbage, and tobacco are burned."> '''polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons'''</span>
 
*<span title="Polymers are large molecules, or macromolecules, composed of many repeated subunits. For water treatment, they are used as coagulants and may be cationic, anionic, or neutral, depending on the desired treatment."> '''polymer'''</span>
 
*<span title="Polymers are large molecules, or macromolecules, composed of many repeated subunits. For water treatment, they are used as coagulants and may be cationic, anionic, or neutral, depending on the desired treatment."> '''polymer'''</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>
 
*<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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*<span title="the process of planning and applying fire to a predetermined area, under specific environmental conditions, to achieve a desired outcome"> '''Prescribed burning'''</span>
 
*<span title="the process of planning and applying fire to a predetermined area, under specific environmental conditions, to achieve a desired outcome"> '''Prescribed burning'''</span>
 
*<span title="Pretreatment reduces maintenance and prolongs the lifespan of structural stormwater BMPs by removing trash, debris, organic materials, coarse sediments, and associated pollutants prior to entering structural stormwater BMPs. Implementing pretreatment devices also improves aesthetics by capturing debris in focused or hidden areas. Pretreatment practices include settling devices, screens, and pretreatment vegetated filter strips."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Pretreatment '''pretreatment''']</span>
 
*<span title="Pretreatment reduces maintenance and prolongs the lifespan of structural stormwater BMPs by removing trash, debris, organic materials, coarse sediments, and associated pollutants prior to entering structural stormwater BMPs. Implementing pretreatment devices also improves aesthetics by capturing debris in focused or hidden areas. Pretreatment practices include settling devices, screens, and pretreatment vegetated filter strips."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Pretreatment '''pretreatment''']</span>
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*<span title="Pre-wetting of salt is a process of coating, or treating, the dry material with a liquid."> '''pre-wetting'''</span>
 
*<span title="a pre-fabricated stormwater treatment structure utilizing settling, filtration, absorptive/adsorptive materials, vortex separation, vegetative components, and/or other appropriate technology to remove pollutants from storm runoff."> '''proprietary structures'''</span>
 
*<span title="a pre-fabricated stormwater treatment structure utilizing settling, filtration, absorptive/adsorptive materials, vortex separation, vegetative components, and/or other appropriate technology to remove pollutants from storm runoff."> '''proprietary structures'''</span>
 
*<span title="A constructed conveyance designed to drain land and to collect water quickly and efficiently"> '''public ditch'''</span>
 
*<span title="A constructed conveyance designed to drain land and to collect water quickly and efficiently"> '''public ditch'''</span>
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*<span title="the force required to move a sphere through a given viscous fluid at a low uniform velocity is directly proportional to the velocity and radius of the sphere."> '''Stoke's Law'''</span>
 
*<span title="the force required to move a sphere through a given viscous fluid at a low uniform velocity is directly proportional to the velocity and radius of the sphere."> '''Stoke's Law'''</span>
 
*<span title="A stormwater conveyance channel is a permanent waterway, designed to convey stormwater runoff."> '''stormwater conveyance channel'''</span>
 
*<span title="A stormwater conveyance channel is a permanent waterway, designed to convey stormwater runoff."> '''stormwater conveyance channel'''</span>
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*<span title="Stormwater Hotspots (PSHs) are activities or practices that have the potential to produce relatively high levels of stormwater pollutants"> '''[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Potential_stormwater_hotspots stormwater hotspot]'''</span>
 
*<span title="Stormwater wetlands are similar in design to stormwater ponds and mainly differ by their variety of water depths and associated vegetative complex."> '''[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Stormwater_wetlands stormwater wetland]'''</span>
 
*<span title="Stormwater wetlands are similar in design to stormwater ponds and mainly differ by their variety of water depths and associated vegetative complex."> '''[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Stormwater_wetlands stormwater wetland]'''</span>
 
*<span title="a stationary and permanent BMP that is designed, constructed and operated to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants in stormwater"> '''structural stormwater BMP'''</span>
 
*<span title="a stationary and permanent BMP that is designed, constructed and operated to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants in stormwater"> '''structural stormwater BMP'''</span>
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*<span title="Turf reinforcement mats (TRMs) are synthetic, non-degradable soil and seedbed covers of variable thickness designed to provide short-term protection against raindrop and wind erosion, permanent support for vegetation on slopes, and permanent armoring and vegetation support for ditches, swales, and channels."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Erosion_prevention_practices_-_turf_reinforcement_mats '''turf reinforcement mat''']</span>
 
*<span title="Turf reinforcement mats (TRMs) are synthetic, non-degradable soil and seedbed covers of variable thickness designed to provide short-term protection against raindrop and wind erosion, permanent support for vegetation on slopes, and permanent armoring and vegetation support for ditches, swales, and channels."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Erosion_prevention_practices_-_turf_reinforcement_mats '''turf reinforcement mat''']</span>
 
*<span title="Two-stage  channel  systems  consist  of  an  inset  channel  and  small  floodplain (benches) within the ditch confines. "> '''two-stage channel'''</span>
 
*<span title="Two-stage  channel  systems  consist  of  an  inset  channel  and  small  floodplain (benches) within the ditch confines. "> '''two-stage channel'''</span>
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*<span title="A rainfall distribution characterized by short duration, high intensity rainfall"> '''[https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/wntsc/H&H/NEHhydrology/ch4_Sept2015draft.pdf Type 2 rain distribution]'''</span>
  
 
==U==
 
==U==
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*<span title="The volume of water that is treated by a BMP."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Water_quality_criteria '''Water Quality Volume''']</span>
 
*<span title="The volume of water that is treated by a BMP."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Water_quality_criteria '''Water Quality Volume''']</span>
 
*<span title="The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractures of the ground are saturated with water. ... Below the water table, in the phreatic zone (zone of saturation), layers of permeable rock that yield groundwater are called aquifers."> '''A water table aquifer'''</span>
 
*<span title="The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractures of the ground are saturated with water. ... Below the water table, in the phreatic zone (zone of saturation), layers of permeable rock that yield groundwater are called aquifers."> '''A water table aquifer'''</span>
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*<span title="a process, including a report, to identify and address threats to water quality in major watershed"> '''[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/watershed-approach-restoring-and-protecting-water-quality Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy]'''</span>
 
*<span title="Wave energy (or wave power) is the transport and capture of energy by surface water waves"> '''wave energy'''</span>
 
*<span title="Wave energy (or wave power) is the transport and capture of energy by surface water waves"> '''wave energy'''</span>
 
*<span title="a low dam built across a river or body of flowing water to raise the level of water upstream or regulate its flow."> '''weir'''</span>
 
*<span title="a low dam built across a river or body of flowing water to raise the level of water upstream or regulate its flow."> '''weir'''</span>

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A

  • aggregate
  • anthropogenic
  • antidegradation
  • aquatic habitat
  • armoring
  • arterial roads
  • alum
  • anoxic

B

  • baffle
  • bank stabilization
  • baseflow
  • basin
  • bathymetric survey
  • berm
  • best management practice
  • biochar
  • bioavailable
  • biodegradation
  • biofiltration
  • bioinfiltration
  • biological oxygen demand
  • biomass
  • bioretention practice
  • Bioswale
  • biotic impairment
  • brownfield
  • Brushing
  • buffer zones
  • build-up
  • bypass flow

C

  • catch basin
  • catchment
  • categorical wasteload allocation
  • cation exchange capacity
  • chain of custody
  • chemical oxygen demans
  • check dam
  • cistern
  • clay
  • Clean Water Act
  • coagulation
  • coarse sediment
  • cofferdam
  • coir
  • collector roadway
  • combined sewer
  • compacted soil
  • compost
  • compost maturity
  • concentrated flow
  • concentrated stormwater runoff
  • connected impervious
  • continuous model
  • contributing area
  • conventional roof
  • curb-cut
  • curb bump-out
  • curve number method

D

E

F

G

  • Geographic Information System (GIS)
  • geometric mean
  • geotextile
  • grade
  • grade control structures
  • green roof
  • green space
  • geotextile
  • gross solids
  • grubbing

H

  • herbaceous perennial
  • High-density polyethylene
  • highly urban and ultra-urban environments
  • hydraulic conductivity (k)
  • hydraulic grade line
  • hydraulic gradient (i),
  • hydraulic model
  • hydrodynamic separator
  • hydrogeology
  • hydrologic soil group
  • hydroseed

I

J

K

L

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

M

N

O

P

  • particle size distribution
  • pathogen
  • perennial
  • perennial stream
  • performance goal
  • perimeter control
  • permanent cover
  • permanent stormwater management
  • permeable pavement
  • Phase 1
  • Phase 2
  • physically-based model
  • pilings
  • plug flow.
  • plugs
  • point of discharge
  • pollution prevention
  • polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  • polymer
  • porosity (f)
  • Portland cement concrete
  • Prairie du Chien formation,
  • Prescribed burning
  • pretreatment
  • pre-wetting
  • proprietary structures
  • public ditch
  • public water

Q

  • QA/QC
  • Quality Assurance Project Plan

R

  • rainfall distribution
  • Rational Method
  • receiving water
  • redundant
  • removal efficiency
  • resuspension
  • riparian zone
  • riprap
  • riprap
  • rock armored
  • rock riffle
  • runoff coefficient

Sa-Sn

So-Sz

  • soil aggregation
  • soil compaction
  • soil erosion
  • soil moisture holding capacity (gravity drained water)
  • soil organic matter
  • soil quality
  • soil stabilization
  • soil structure
  • soil texture
  • soil type
  • soluble
  • sonde
  • sorption
  • special water
  • specific gravity
  • spill response plan
  • spillway
  • standard operating procedure
  • steep slopes
  • stockpile
  • Stoke's Law
  • stormwater conveyance channel
  • stormwater hotspot
  • stormwater wetland
  • structural stormwater BMP
  • subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS)
  • sump
  • sump manhole
  • surface roughness
  • suspended solids
  • swale
  • SWPPP

T

U

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

V

W

X

Y

Z