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:An area of land that drains into a river or a lake. The boundary of a watershed is based on the elevation (natural contours) of a landscape.
:An area of land that drains into a river or a lake. The boundary of a watershed is based on the elevation (natural contours) of a landscape.
   
   
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;Clay
Clay (SOILS)
;clay
1. A mineral soil separate consisting of particles less than 0.002 millimeter in equivalent diameter. 2. A soil texture class. 3. (Engineering) A fine-grained soil (more than 50 percent passing the No. 200 Sieve) that has a high plasticity index in relation to the liquid limit. (Unified Soil Classification System).  
1. A mineral soil separate consisting of particles less than 0.002 millimeter in equivalent diameter. 2. A soil texture class. 3. (Engineering) A fine-grained soil (more than 50 percent passing the No. 200 Sieve) that has a high plasticity index in relation to the liquid limit. (Unified Soil Classification System).  


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;Combined Sewer  
;Combined Sewer  
;combined sewer
:A wastewater collection system, which conveys sanitary wastewater (domestic, commercial and industrial wastewaters) and Stormwater runoff through a single-pipe system to a treatment works.  
:A wastewater collection system, which conveys sanitary wastewater (domestic, commercial and industrial wastewaters) and Stormwater runoff through a single-pipe system to a treatment works.  


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;Combined sewer overflow  
;Combined sewer overflow  
;combined sewer overflow
;combined sewer overflow
:A discharge to the environment from a Combined Sewer system that occurs because of a precipitation event when the capacity of the interceptor sewer or treatment plant is exceeded. It consists of a mixture of sanitary wastewater and Stormwater runoff.  
:A discharge to the environment from a combined Sewer system that occurs because of a precipitation event when the capacity of the interceptor sewer or treatment plant is exceeded. It consists of a mixture of sanitary wastewater and Stormwater runoff.  


;Conveyance  
;Conveyance  
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;Groundwater  
;Groundwater  
;groudnwater
;groundwater
:The water below the surface, and typically below the groundwater table.  
:The water below the surface, and typically below the groundwater table.  


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;water table
;water table
;Water table  
;Water table  
The upper surface of the zone of saturation, except where the surface is formed by an impermeable body.  
:The upper surface of the zone of saturation, except where the surface is formed by an impermeable body.  


;Headwater  
;Headwater  
;headwater
;headwater
Referring to the source of a stream or river.  
:Referring to the source of a stream or river.  


;Treatment train
;Treatment train
;treatment train
;treatment train
Stormwater management following the hierarchical approach: Source Control measures, Conveyance Control measure and End of Pipe treatment to achieve the water quality and water balance target for lot level development of the preferred strategy.  
:Stormwater management following the hierarchical approach: Source Control measures, Conveyance Control measure and End of Pipe treatment to achieve the water quality and water balance target for lot level development of the preferred strategy.  


;Hydrologic cycle  
;Hydrologic cycle  

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