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Civil engineering
The branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and maintenance of such public works roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.
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Bioaccumulation
Engineering; Civil engineering
The intake and retention of nonfood substances by a living organism from its environment, resulting in a build-up of the substances in the organism.
Preference customers
Engineering; Civil engineering
Publicly owned systems and non-profit cooperatives which, by law, have preference over investor-owned systems for purchase of power from Federal projects.
Ground motion
Engineering; Civil engineering
A general term including all aspects of ground motion, namely particle acceleration, velocity, or displacement, from an earthquake or other energy source.
Leaching field
Engineering; Civil engineering
A lined or partially lined underground pit into which raw household water (sewage) is discharged and from which the liquid seeps into the surrounding soil.
Profundal
Engineering; Civil engineering
Deepest part of the ocean or lake where light does not penetrate. This layer usually has fewer nutrients, more silt, and fewer organisms than the surface.
Public involvement
Engineering; Civil engineering
Process of obtaining citizen input into each stage of development of planning documents. Citizen input is required in all environmental impact statements.
Joint use capacity
Engineering; Civil engineering
The reservoir capacity assigned to flood control purposes during certain periods of the year and to conservation purposes during other periods of the year.
