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- adjective Water that is not absorbed into soil and rapidly flows downstream, increasing the level of waterways.
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the Delaware Valley, the capacity to detain stormwater was diminished by 53 million cubic feet annually, a $105 million service.
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(February 21, 2008 10: 02: 00 AM CST) tim - I think that the original rationale for storm drains came from the belief that stormwater is unsanitary: breeds mosquitos, spreads disease, smells bad, etc.
Hyperlocalizing Hydrology in the Post-Industrial Urban Landscape 2008
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Technically, the authority, which operates the racetrack, approved a resolution to participate with Oceanport in a special assessment and construction agreement to launch a long-term stormwater runoff management project.
unknown title 2009
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Technically, the authority, which operates the racetrack, approved a resolution to participate with Oceanport in a special assessment and construction agreement to launch a long-term stormwater runoff management project.
unknown title 2009
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Technically, the authority, which operates the racetrack, approved a resolution to participate with Oceanport in a special assessment and construction agreement to launch a long-term stormwater runoff management project.
unknown title 2009
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A key concept is whether the government should require, or merely permit, "low-impact" development techniques to control stormwater, which is considered the biggest source of many of Puget Sound's worst pollutants.
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To counter this the government introduced a number of government schemes to pipe water to towns, treat it and then pipe it to houses and for other services such as stormwater drains and sewerage.
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Officials said not many developers manage to submit completion certificates to be taken from civic departments such as stormwater drains, roads and sewage on time.
The Times of India 2010
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Economic Development to support accessories to the larger facility, such as stormwater drains, street improvements, and sidewalks.
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Greenhouse studies have suggested that plant species composition can affect green roof functions such as stormwater capture
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jeremy Lundholm et al. 2010
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