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A U.S. Department of the Interior agency that oversees water resource management incuding the oversight and operation of numerous diversion, delivery, and storage projects the agency has built throughout the western United States for irrigation, water supply, and attendant hydroelectric power ...
Material used in refilling an excavation without the material being compacted. See backfill.
Industry:Engineering
To become urban in nature or character; residential, commercial, and industrial development.
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The ratio of the volume of void space to the volume of solid particles in a given soil mass.
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A motor-driven (spring wound or electric) instrument for monitoring water surface elevation.
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Shearing resistance between soil and another material under zero externally applied pressure.
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The potential, expressed in head of water, that causes the water to flow by capillary action.
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Total amount of water used by vegetation, man's activities, and evaporation of surface water.
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A pipe fitting having two openings which causes a run of pipe to change direction 90 degrees.
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The geology of ground water, with particular emphasis on the chemistry and movement of water.
Industry:Engineering
Rock formed by molten magma. Rock that forms from the solidification of molten rock or magma.
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