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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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commercial water use
Engineering; Civil engineering
Water for motels, hotels, restaurants, office buildings, other commercial facilities, and institutions.
direct runoff
Engineering; Civil engineering
Water that flows over the ground surface or through the ground directly into streams, rivers, or lakes.
forced outage
Engineering; Civil engineering
Unscheduled shut down of a generating unit or other facility for emergency or other unforeseen reasons.
interconnected system
Engineering; Civil engineering
System consisting of two or more individual power systems normally operating with connecting tie lines.
mill
Engineering; Civil engineering
Monetary cost and billing unit used by utilities; equal to 1/1000 of U.S. dollar (or 1/10 of one cent).
mine tailings dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
An industrial waste dam in which the waste materials come from mining operations or mineral processing.
transferred works
Engineering; Civil engineering
Facilities owned by Reclamation, but operated and maintained by an irrigation district or other entity.
